Reflection on the Key Issues and Massacres in Is That You, Ruthie

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Reflective Essay
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Part 1
Reflection on the Key Issues
The life of Ruthie started in the dormitory. She was six months old when her mother
shifted from the west, and she completely had no idea about lifestyle and future difficulties.
She faced a lot of emotional and psychological difficulties because she had to start her life
from the dormitory. She could not meet her mother due to which she felt an emotional
disturbance. She completely had no idea why they were living in Barambah Aboriginal
Settlement. It had greatly affected her life and dreams.
Reflection of Personal Thoughts
The life of Ruthie has taught various lessons from history. Is not easily forgettable
and leave a painful footprint on the minds of readers. The mistakes of history teach us not to
repeat that and we should completely avoid it in future political and societal decisions. The
significance of family bonds can be traced here. The destitution of love, care, and affection
from the mother and not the allowance of greeting with family can depress a child. It can
greatly affect his or her behaviour, attitudes and beliefs towards life. The inaccessibility to
education and ongoing scenario can keep people in destitute and negligence. It reduces their
ability for decision making. Thus, the real story from the indigenous Australian teaches us to
give importance and proper place to all the people of different social classes, race, colour, and
creed (Bird et al., 2016). They should give natural freedom to live with their father, mother,
siblings and other relatives. The surrounding of loving family and friends shape the
behaviour, attitude, values, and beliefs of a child. Thus, everyone should be given freedom
for basic human rights. It is mandatory to learn from the past to develop a better present and
future.
Reflection over Theoretical Implications

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There are various conceptual learnings and theoretical applications from Is that you,
Ruthie. For example; the theory of social constructivism that shapes human behaviours has
affected the parenting of Ruthie in the later years. The theory of social isolation has played a
role in Ruthie’s life. Her separation from her mother had also affected her poor decisions, for
example; of being about an older man who later was punished for his affairs (Gray &
Tesfaghiorghis, 2018). It is imperative to analyse these sociological theories and concepts in
the context of this historical reality based description, which has an imprint of the hundreds
of lives from the dormitory.
Reflection on Feeling and Thinking
The real-life implications and destitution faced by the Ruthie due to situations have
made me think that there are millions of people whose lives get affected due to political or
social decisions of authorities. The young ones and newly born have no idea why they are
facing the situation in which they are trapped socially and politically. The right education and
exposure to the outside world can change their cognitive thinking and behaviours if they are
given freedom and basic human rights for their survival (Patrick & Moodie, 2016). The
Aboriginal Settlement has an imprint on the history of indigenous Australian, which can be
mitigated with the privileges and opportunities provided to them.
Part 2
Reflection over the Massacres
Before and during the period of British Settlement efforts, hundreds of massacres
were done to the Indigenous Australian. The Australian media covered by the government
and authority hesitate to talk about the true stories of Australian history. Conservative figures
do not let it publicly open in front of the population. The historian and researcher Lyndall
Ryan has done extensive four-year research on the fining of a number of criminal activities
practised to the indigenous Australian (Haag, 2018). One hundred and seventy massacres