Deadly Unna? Is a novel written by Phillip Gweynne about fourteen year old Gary "Blacky" Black's life living at the Port. The novel is based around the game of football but deals with many issues facing adolescents such as racism, human behaviour, courage and morals, violence, sacrifice and relationships.
             Blacky is a Goonya who lives at the Port, Dumby Red is a Nunga who lives at the Point. To each other they are just friends who talk, stick up for each other and support each other. To the rest of the community Blacky is white and Dumby Red is an aboriginal. This novel forwards many racism issues, which are currently circling the world today. One of the most interesting concerns is when Blacky and his siblings paint over "Boongs Piss Off", which was written by one of the barmen about Aboriginals. They each took turns erasing the writing letter by letter, slowly picking away at the roots of racism and prejudice.
             Deadly Unna reveals many different aspects of human behaviour. Blacky's father is a rude stereotypical chauvinistic male, who is an alcoholic. Big Mac has a cunning and sneaky attitude, he is one of the main reasons there is racism in the community. These are just some of the people Blacky comes across. The novel also brings up concerns such as the girl whom Blacky falls for, how he deals with it and what he feels. The human behaviour in this book is incredibly realistic making you realise and understand the problems Blacky gets himself into.
             Blacky's morals and the courage that he displays become very obvious towards the end of the novel. Blacky comes to understand and resent his community for the way they treat Aborigines from the Point. At one stage in the novel Blacky stands up for his friend Dumby Red who should have received the "Best Field Man", but instead the couch's son receives it. Blacky angrily throws his "Best Team Man" medal and
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