Rehan

1. Read “The Rabbits” and identify its message. The story in this book is about how the Rabbits came to colonise the land just as the British did. The book has a huge similarity with the Aboriginals and the British. It also follows certain stories that occured. The main message according to what I believe is in the stroy is that Might=Right which is also the Rabbits motto. 2. Make a list of some visual techniques that you think help create -these meanings. On my pages the colour technique used is sepia. Sepia in the context relates to war and old times. It also depicts pain and suffering. Also on the pages the pictures are presented like strips of pictures ripped from a newspaper etc.  Also the font colour is white which stands out against the sepia and black background. 3. Discuss what you think colours represent in this book.  In this book it starts with happy colours such as on the first page which shows a peaceful and calm atmosphere showing the colours of the land and no sign of darkeness. On the second page the Rabbits are depicted with black over the land e.g the tracks from the carriage are black over the golden earth. They too are also shown in black symbolising death or in this case an unknown threat. As we move on into the book the rabbits are shown colonising the land and setting up buildings and their plans for the land. These are shown with bright colours making it plain to the audience that they believe that what they are doing is setting up a bright future. On the next page it shows new animals and food in bright and happy colours. This gives the audience a sense of thinking that they are actually doing the right thing however when the readers eye catches onto the next image he/she would get the thought of uneasiness. This image shows how the animals scare them and the food makes them sick this would tell the audience that the Rabbits aren’t so good after all. This reminds me of how Captain Arthur Phillip offered blankets to the Aboriginals but it made them sick. Also the images are shown in ugly shades of brown. On the next page we see a change of the land with the Rabbits setting up lights and their own buildings showing a change of development. The next page is shown in sepia showing possibly war and fights. For the last few pages in the book almost everything in the book is shown in black symbol. At the end the land is shown in dark browns and blacks making a huge change in the once peaceful land. 

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