I Tomorrow, By Boori Monty Pryor - 1702 Words

Maybe Tomorrow, narrated by Boori Monty Pryor and published in 1998, is an inspirational autobiography contextualised by portraying the life of an Indigenous Australian. For young indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, storytelling is an important tool in their education. The author takes the reader on the journey into his life, his family, his culture and his upbringing; which was full of tough times, tragedy, love and the importance of family and their country. This book is also a political intervention, as it sheds light on racism and systemic discrimination, that he and his family and friends faced from within their society. He positioned the reader to rethink their preconceived thoughts on race, power and equality. Within the†¦show more content†¦Pryor states that the most valuable lesson from school was that he learnt the tools to survive in a white world (Pryor, 2010). And from his family, the most valuable lesson was when he learnt the tools to survive in the b lack world (Pryor, 2010). These lessons helped Pryor become the very successful man he is today. He utilized and taught these tools to other young students to shape my inner self and then to communicate this to other people’ (Pryor, 2010). Although, Boori is coming to terms with the loss of his culture and family, we are able to realise that reconciliation is taking place in many areas of society. Pryor seeks to reconnect himself with his land, culture and other aboriginals, by dedicating his work to the harmony and settlement of his people (Pryor, 2010). His experiences with such storytelling is entangled within his story. An autobiography is coined as the history of a person s life written or told by that person (Dictionarycom,2016). The author positions the reader to interpret his text as an autobiography and does so through the use of storytelling and vivid imagery, thus positioning the reader to reconsider or their beliefs towards aboriginals (Pryor, 2010). Pryor s life started as a small boy from North-East Queensland, he then ventured into the career path as model which led to the