The father then became even more uncooperative. In the end Jo took the baby from them and more or less pushed them out of the door. Then she worked all day, and the father did not speak to Jo until some time after the baby had come back from the hospital fit and healthy. He had good reason to believe that his son was going to die and did not want the boy to die outside his tribal land. Aborigines are slow to make decisions and this father wanted more time to make up his mind.
Aborigines are scared of aeroplanes.
Despite the fact that Jo felt accepted by the people, this father still had no real confidence in her. This is the best alternative, although B and D should also be read. This spiritual attachment to their land is one of the basic factors underlying their whole culture. They believe that if a person dies outside his territory his spirit may not be able to find its way back. This is not a subject they would readily talk about for fear white people misinterpret it and think their belief silly and primitive.