'Wild Cat Falling' by Colin Johnson (Mudrooroo)

1. Does the long foreword to "Wild Cat Falling" by Mary Durack enhance, or detract from, your appreciation of the novel? The foreword of "Wild Cat Falling" is written by non-Aboriginal Writer, Mary Darack.The long foreword is included the novel to attempt to explain the book to non Aboriginal readers. The inclusion of the foreword in this particular novel enhanced my appreciation of the novel, because it was a starting point in my understanding towards …showed first 75 words of 4108 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4108 total…denied as a youth. Mudrooroo's work is exceptionally good because it enhances the readers understanding of aboriginal people and their action, attitudes, and feelings. If it is found that mudrooroo is really not an aboriginal, it would not affect my readings and appreciation of any of his other books. This is for the main reason that he believed he was an aboriginal at the time and was writing as an aboriginal with an aboriginal mind.