"You reckon blackfellas are bloody mugs. Whole town knows why we"re goin. "Coz.
Wetjalas in this town don't want us" ere, don't want our kids at the school, with their kids, and old Jimmy Mitchell's tight" coz they reckon Bert "Awke's gonna give him a hidin" in the election.".
This illustrates the animosity towards Aboriginals throughout white society, through Jimmy actively resisting dominant white ideology from his marginalized position. Furthermore it shows the strong discriminatory and racist attitude towards Aboriginals. Through Davis" construction of Jimmy as the activist and lone Aboriginal voice the audience is influenced to see that the white dominant value system showed no remorse in their demoralising actions against Aboriginals.
Assimilation was seen as a major historical practice to attempt to destroy the Aboriginal culture. Aboriginals in No Sugar are able to challenge dominant white ideology, but ultimately they do not succeed. This concept can be distinctly seen in Gran Munday. Through Gran's use of her own language (Nyoongah) Davis is able to spotlight the cultural identity of Aboriginal people by expressing her demands to be heard. She disrupts white authority by ultimately not adopting the dominant Western Cultural ways. This is clearly demonstrated when Gran speaks in her language:.
"I"m warrah, guny tjeinu minditj, and I get no gnummari".
The above quote shows that the dominant white society has been unable to destroy her aboriginality. This is due to her actively resisting white dominant value systems and using her own language as a symbol of her cultural identity. Gran throughout the text is portrayed as possessing traditional Aboriginal qualities, such as her skilled knowledge of bush alternatives. When Neville whips Mary, Gran comes to the rescue:.
" No "mine, No "mine put this jeerung nreear on your back, fix you up quick and make you better.".
This furthermore presents Gran as a traditional Aboriginal with her culture strongly intact.
