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‘Going Nowhere’ Craig McCormick’s ‘Going Nowhere’ tells of the desire of the aboriginal people about ‘to be left alone. This story emphasises modern society’s attempt to offer Aborigines a supposedly ‘better life’ through an introduction to technology, however the response to this technology from this Aboriginal camp in the story outlines their intentions. From the story, the professor is apparently studying the ‘effects of modern computer technology on primitive people’. He distributes technology to a primitive aboriginal society. However this act appears to be more than just for the purpose of study, but one of kindness in which he spreads the benefits of technology to primitive society. The aim is to open these people to technology. This is evident from the story he tells regarding the introduction of technology to Micronesia. He describes of the massive change in their society, and the way in which the island adapted to the technology. It is described how Aborigines could possibly watch American soap opera’s all day long, or they may learn how to speak French. These are the effects that he hopes technology will have to society. On the way to the site, he shows great excitement. He is described as seeming ‘confident’, and holding the steering wheel ‘loosely’, ‘almost letting the land-rover drive itself’. Immediately, there appear strong links between the scientist offering aborigines technology, and our modern society in Australia, wanting to offer aborigines technology.
Approximate Word count = 857
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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