Those people are now outsiders as well, and though Gemmy doesn't come back again, the entire settlement is permanently disturbed. When no one can come to a conclusion about what should be done with this boy, a small riot breaks out and Gemmy is badly beaten and chased into the wilderness.īut Gemmy had supporters among the town who were sure he was not a spy, but a refugee. A white boy acting like a 'savage' means that their ideas of white supremacy are wrong. They resent the boy for what he represents, since his existence seems to be contrary to their assumptions about race. The adults become aware of this strange young man, and they assume the worst about him. They mistake him for an albino aboriginal kid, and Gemmy only remembers a few English words and phrases, and Lachlan play conquers Gemmy.

He notices that Europeans tend to want dominion over the earth, whereas the natives feel like a part of nature itself.Įventually, he encounters a group of kids around his own age, led by Lachlan Beattie. He leaves his home in the bush to try to find a better life with the rest of the Europeans who are still trying to develop their city. Gemmy Fairley is living in a Queensland settlement in the 1850's, where he has been raised by aboriginals.

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