Let’s look at the various characters attitudes to the indigenous population by completing the following table:
| Character | Attitude to Indigenous People | In their own words… |
| Thornhill | ||
| Sal | ||
| Blackwood | ||
| Saggity | ||
| Smasher | ||
| Dick | ||
Draw a line which represents a moral continuum between good and evil. Place these characters on the spectrum according to their views, values and actions.
GOOD EVIL
Examine the novel’s end and the way the stories of each of these characters come to a close. Make a note about each and what Grenville’s novel might suggest about these different views and values..
secret secret river 