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'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, like other novels dealing with racial relations, is inevitably interpreted in the Australian political context whereas its theme of cultural colonization is less attended to. In fact, the thematic emphasis of the novel falls on colonization in terms of culture rather than politics, pointing to the dangling state of the colonized and the loss of cultural identity. The significance of Keneally’s representation lies in its attempt to perceive the history of white-black relations by deconstructing such dualisms as white-aborigine, colonizer-colonized and exploitation-revolt. As a cultural “stranger”, the character of Jimmie hints at the possibility of defusing dichotomy and Eurocentrism.' (150-151)
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The Stranger in Cultural Clashes : A Postcolonial Dilemma
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