Who do you think the title refers to?
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Re: Who do you think the title refers to?
since then that I don’t always have
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of the tracking skills of the Warramunga tribe during investigations.
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Huh. I hadn't thought of it like that, but now that you mention it, it does make sense that it would also refer to Jamie and their collective experiences. It also makes the end of the novel more poignant when Jamie was accepted into the tribe.DottyC wrote: ↑11 Apr 2019, 03:50 My immediate impression was that the book was referring to just Jacko as his heritage was made known fairly quickly. However, the brotherly connection between Jamie and Jacko, and their efforts throughout the war is the focus of the story so I believe it is also referring to their collective experiences of the war.
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And finally, I figured it out at the very end of the novel when Jamie met Jacko's family in Tennant Creek. There was a moment where it was noted that the Warramunga sang and danced rather than fought wars. They sought merriment. At that moment, the title suddenly clicked and I realized it was never about the wars the book described, but the entertainment readers felt when reading Jacko in all his quirkiness, his skills, and his cool demeanor even when he was being insulted because of his race and otherwise. It was about the way Jacko fought and the way he handled himself. And, importantly, it was also about Jamie who was continually swayed by Jacko's abilities and friendship, so much that he began acting like him at some points! Jamie's eventually being chosen as a brother to the Warramunga was also a big lightbulb moment for me.
Looking back at the title, I noticed the placement of the apostophe in "Warramunga's", signifying not many (as I had originally thought of the whole tribe) but one individual. That being Jacko. In the end, I was very impressed with the title!
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