limarra family, we immediately feel their prevailing closeness with one another, with three generations living together and extended to include the Mundays. Davis constantly uses the symbolic burning camp fire that the family gathers around in the setting to represent warmth and togetherness amongst the Aboriginal people.
             Reinforced throughout the storyline, the Millmurras' further demonstrates that family unity and looking after each others well being is their most important priority. When Cissie gets sick, every family member is willing to sacrifice anything for her, even if it meant 'cutting another hundred posts' to lend Skinny Martins cart so that Cissie doesn't have to walk. 'Gran: Ne'mine the posts, as long as we get her home'. The strength of the family bond is again displayed in the scene where they are being transported to Moore River. Despite having the opportunity to get there more conveniently by train, Gran 'too old to go by road' and Jimmy suffering a heart condition, protests so that they can travel alongside their family. 'Gran: I ain't goin' on no train, I'm goin' with Sam and Milly'. Davis illustrates the inseparability of the family members within and Aboriginal family bond and shows that it is this coherence which makes it almost impossible for white cultural conversion.
             The audience is positioned to contrast the strong Aboriginal family bond to that of the European families who have been separated from their families. By using the context of the Great Depression, Davis illustrates the far reaching effects brought about by the failure of the white economic system. Frank Brown who is a victim of such a society based around materialism is forced to suffer and become separated from his family. 'Frank: haven't seen my kids in 6 months, haven't even sent 'em any money'. The crash of the economy represents the lo...