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Lina asked this question about A Town Like Alice:
Was Nevil Shute, author of 'A Town like Alice' a racist, or was he just recording the attitudes of the time? I did not enjoy reading this book because of the disrespectful attitude towards the aborigines. There was not one positive thing mentioned about them as far as I could see, but so much glorification of the heroine and her man. Not my cup of tea.
Halford As a person who lives in a country where different races live and are learning to combine and see the good in one another, I believe Shute was simply …moreAs a person who lives in a country where different races live and are learning to combine and see the good in one another, I believe Shute was simply "telling it as it was". Many countries have been through stages in their development where one group was many generations behind another in what we know as civilisation. And Shute does show the remarkable loyalty and strength of one of Joe's "Abo" stockriders. But, his tale is about a remarkable young woman, and thus focuses on her. I certainly don't for one moment think he is racist. I think on the contrary he was bold / brave enough to paint the picture so that a reader might have the most accurate sense of life there at that time.(less)
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