Marngit Questions

Global Literature Name:__________________________
Unit: Australia
Marngit

1. Give specific examples from the text that show ties to dreamtime mythology of the Aborigines:



2. What are the goals of the white surveyors?


3. How do the surveyors influence Marngit?

4. How does your answer to question #3 reflect aboriginal problems today?

5. Who is Marngit?



6. Give two examples of cultural miscommunication in this modern myth.




7. The storm is a symbol for something else. What might it be? Why did the people turn to trees? (Why trees?)


8. What was the true motivation behind sprinkling the rum on the trees?



9. How/ why did Marngit die?



10. What happened to the land after Marngit died? How do we know this?



11. Why does Marngit want to become a Baru?


12. In one sentence, summarize the author’s message to the reader.