Question: Discuss how Archie Weller has used language techniques

to convey an idea, in “Stolen Car”.

Through the use of descriptive language and metaphor, Archie

Weller has conveyed the idea that Aboriginal people feel displaced in
modern Australia.

Weller’s use of descriptive language has conveyed the idea of

Aboriginal displacement in modern Australia.
Australia has become westernised over time, in stark contrast to the
traditional Aboriginal way of living.
In the text, Weller writes of his protagonist, Benny, “one could see a
spirit of a restless searching and unsureness that was the very soul of
the boy.”
Through this use of descriptive language, the reader is positioned to
accept that Benny feels displaced and confused. The reader will think
that Benny is in an unfortunate position, and may empathise with
him. Historically, Australia is owned and guarded by Aboriginal
people. The descriptive language in the text has clearly conveyed
that this is not the case in modern Australia.
Therefore, through the use of descriptive language, Weller has
conveyed the idea that contemporary Aboriginals feel displaced and
disconnected in Australia.