As a result of what happens, Gary's perspective on life and the people of the port changes. Deadly Unna is a novel written by Phillip Gwynne about fourteen-year-old Blacky and his life on the docks. The novel is based on the game of football but deals with many issues that teenagers face such as racism, human behavior, courage and morality, violence, sacrifice and relationships. What Blacky learns is that his city is racist, he learns to stand up for what he believes believes in Blacky discovers how racist his city is. It seems that Blacky was unaware of how racist his friends were. The attitude of the football team between Nunga and Goonya is very serious. They were always making racist comments to each other and Blacky's reaction was to humor his friend in being racist. This is shown when Pickles asks him if he is Dumby's friend. “Your friend now, right?” "Absolutely not. Not him. I hate his guts." Page25.But the truth was that Blacky was friends with him, but because everyone hated the Aborigines, Blacky felt he had to hate them too. Although he was clearly the best player on the day, Dumby Red did not receive the 'Best on the ground' award. "Mark Arks gets man of the field. That's bullshit. This is Dumby's trophy." Page 133. When the winner of the trophy was announced, Blacky reacted with a lot of anger because he believed that Dumby deserved the trophy because he passed the ball. Blacky realized how racist his town was against the Nunga. This was the turning point in Blacky's vision of the city. FuneralBlacky realized how much the Goonya in his town hated the Nunga. When Blacky told Pickles and Darcy about Dumby's funeral, they both thought he deserved to die. "The old man thinks he got what he deserved." "Yes" Page 206. ...... middle of paper ...... this also expresses the stereotype about Aboriginal people when they say that all Aboriginal girls have claps. Another discrimination is evident when Nungas are expected to use the bar at the back of the pub. There are many racist characters in the novel. The story has people who were definitely racist when they were young, like the butcher, but by the end of the book they are no longer directly racist. They still make jokes and comments, but they have “matured”. Exclusion really only happens on the football team. The whole team like Dumby, and the parents too, but when the awards night came Gary thought Dumby would get the award, I'm not sure anyone else thought that, so when he didn't get the award Gary thought he was because he was Aboriginal, but perhaps he wasn't. As a result of all these racist activities, there is a clear boundary between the two communities.