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What turns Gladys’s frustration into defiance against exclusion?
Racism and unequal housing make community advocacy necessary, while Papa Dear’s work to make life “better” teaches Gladys that silence protects injustice. Her growing defiance challenges a society that hides Aboriginal poverty and expects families to accept exclusion.