The 7 Stages of Grieving
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Scene 1: Prologue
Scene 2: Sobbing
Scene 3: Purification
Scene 4: Nana’s Story
Scene 5: Photograph Story
Scene 6: Story of a Father
Scene 7: Family Gathering
Scene 8: Black Skin Girl
Scene 9: Invasion Poem
Scene 10: 1788
Scene 11: Murri Gets a Dress
Scene 12: Aunty Grace
Scene 13: Mugshot
Scene 14: March
Scene 15: Bargaining
Scene 16: Home Story
Scene 17: Story of a Brother
Scene 18: Gallery of Sorrow
Scene 19: Suitcase Opening
Scene 20: Wreck / con / silly / nation Poem
Scene 21: Everything Has Its Time
Scene 22: Plea
Scene 23: Relief
Themes
All Themes
Colonialism and Oppression
Memory and Family Trauma
Feeling vs. Numbness
Aboriginal Identity, Pride, and Resilience
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Characters
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The Woman
Aunty Grace
Daniel Yocke
The Woman’s Grandmother/Nana
The Woman’s Father
The Woman’s Brother
Terms
All Terms
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples/First Nations Peoples
Murri
Gamilaraay/Kamilaroi
Reconciliation
Watchhouse
Kooemba Jdarra
Symbols
All Symbols
The Suitcase
The Ice Block
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The 7 Stages of Grieving
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Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Scene 1: Prologue
Scene 2: Sobbing
Scene 3: Purification
Scene 4: Nana’s Story
Scene 5: Photograph Story
Scene 6: Story of a Father
Scene 7: Family Gathering
Scene 8: Black Skin Girl
Scene 9: Invasion Poem
Scene 10: 1788
Scene 11: Murri Gets a Dress
Scene 12: Aunty Grace
Scene 13: Mugshot
Scene 14: March
Scene 15: Bargaining
Scene 16: Home Story
Scene 17: Story of a Brother
Scene 18: Gallery of Sorrow
Scene 19: Suitcase Opening
Scene 20: Wreck / con / silly / nation Poem
Scene 21: Everything Has Its Time
Scene 22: Plea
Scene 23: Relief
Themes
All Themes
Colonialism and Oppression
Memory and Family Trauma
Feeling vs. Numbness
Aboriginal Identity, Pride, and Resilience
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
The Woman
Aunty Grace
Daniel Yocke
The Woman’s Grandmother/Nana
The Woman’s Father
The Woman’s Brother
Terms
All Terms
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples/First Nations Peoples
Murri
Gamilaraay/Kamilaroi
Reconciliation
Watchhouse
Kooemba Jdarra
Symbols
All Symbols
The Suitcase
The Ice Block
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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The Murri (sometimes spelled “Murrie”) are the indigenous people of Queensland and parts of New South Wales.
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