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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
by
Thomas Keneally
Summary
"The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith" is a gripping and shocking story focusing on the racism and hypocrisy of a small Australian town at the turn of the century.
Jimmie Blacksmith, a young half-caste aborigine, is shunned by the towns white population, despite his Christian education. ...
These two finally catch up with them and shoot Mort Blacksmith. ... The novel takes us all over Australia because the Blacksmith brothers are running from the law. ... I say actual story because the novel starts of with an introduction about the beginning of Jimmie’s life which is followed by the actual story about Jimmy and some of his relatives killing a couple of white women and how they run from the law.
Title
"The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith"
The entire story can be seen as a song about the life of Jimmie Blacksmith. ... The Blacksmith boys sing a lot of songs or refer to them as they talk e. ... on page 129 Mort Blacksmith is saying something in Mungindi about "The stain is on the inner eye" a sentence he took out of a song.
Ending
In the end both the Blacksmith brothers are put to death for their actions. Mort Blacksmith was shot and Jimmie was finally captured and hanged just like Jackie Smolders.
Characters
Jimmie Blacksmith
Jimmie is a half-breed aboriginal boy in his mid twenties.
Approximate Word count = 1145
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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