The Aborigine

Question 1

What does the aborigine represent?

Answer 1

the indigenous population of Australia and their perspective on arrival of the first fleet
He loses his strength as he contracts small pox= shows the indigenous populations vulnerability
He is a savage in the British eyes which justifies their dominance and control

Question 2

What would the aborigine wear?

Answer 2

Cover their bodies in paintings
Wear leaves, weeds
In cooler regions, they’d wear kangaroo possum cloaks