"My Place" by Sally Morgan: an Analysis.

Sally Morgan's 'My Place' is an autobiographical account of three generations of Aboriginals, which illustrate the social history of Aboriginals from the point of view of an Aboriginal and marks its development as society evolves. Two aboriginals, Gladys and Daisy Corruna, of the Stolen Generations describe the Paternalism which led to their shame of being Aboriginal and forced them to hide the truth of their past from their children. Paternalism also led to the creation …

…many Aboriginals had. Morgan's book confronts issues of displacement and the subsequent feelings of shame and self-loathing instilled while leading up to an Aboriginal consciousness which originated from the tentative search for knowledge of a single, determined Aboriginal woman. This woman developed a pride in her family's history and led to a spiritual and emotional pilgrimage for the entire Milroy/Corruna family which allowed to celebrate a heritage which previously had brought shame and suffering.