The Story of the Stolen Generation and National Sentimentality in Sally Morgan’s My Place

Abstract

Australian Aboriginal literature is a new arena in the Australian literary scenario. Aboriginal women’s writing has gained significant recognition in recent years for its diverse themes and concerns related to Indigenous studies. One such writer is Sally Morgan, a mixed-blood Australian whose works have garnered immense acclaim in recent years in Australia’s literary world. Her maiden work, My Place, is both an autobiography and a testimonial about the stolen generation of Australia. The objective of this article is to learn about the Aboriginal people and to uncover the hidden history of the Australian Stolen Generation. It will also explore the bleak past of the afflicted inmates at the foster homes with reference to Daisy, Arthur, and Gladys, featured in My Place. In the course of the study, the buried past of the Stolen Generation will not only be unearthed, but the murky lives of contemporary Australian Aboriginal people will also be brought to light.