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Rainbow's End

Scene 3 · Flowers for the Queen

Summary

Gladys returns from Shepparton exhausted, carrying wilted flowers and angry that hessian barriers stopped her from seeing the royal visit. While Nan focuses on feeding the family, Gladys argues that the barriers hide their poor housing and reveal an unfair divide.

Key Events

  1. Gladys returns exhausted from walking to Shepparton after the taxi fails to arrive, carrying flowers that have wilted.
  2. Gladys explains that hessian barriers stop her from seeing the Queen and hide the family’s humpies from the royal visit.
  3. Nan rejects Gladys’s anger about housing, valuing the family’s freedom while recalling the controlling final days at Cummeragunja.
  4. Nan reveals that Papa Dear met the Queen, and Gladys regrets missing him while Dolly asks whether Gladys saw the Queen.

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