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Question: Discuss about the Autobiography of Maybe Tomorrow by Boori Pryor on Book Review/ Personal Response. Answer: On the basis of the given book Maybe Tomorrow narrated by Boori Pryor with Meme McDonald, I come to know that it is an autobiography of the life of an Aboriginal man. In other words, it can be said that, this book expresses the life story of the author Boori Pryor. In this book, the author represents the success as well as failures, and triumphs as well as tragedies of his life. Along with this, I also observed that in this book, the author Boori Pryor talks about the fate that is an essential part of the life of an individual (McDonald and Pryor, 2010). On the other hand, this is an inspiring as well as interesting book. Each and every chapter of this book starts with a brief quote that outlines the content as well as feeling of the section in an effective and a significant way. For example, in the chapter first What Im Talking About, the author states that people must feel happy about them, and also feel happy about the place where they live in. According the author, this is the main mantra of a happy and pleased life (McDonald and Pryor, 2010). Moreover, the second chapter Where I Start starts with the quote that is My main asset in the role I play as storyteller is that I am not angry. In this section of the book Boori Pryor expresses that I am a storyteller and this is my major strength. Moreover, I also come to know that, Pryor is a man with lot of anger, but he also believes that anger will not make him a good storyteller. For that reason, this section represents the role of Boori Pryor and also the tone of the book in a proper way (McDonald and Pryor, 2010). Along with this, the third chapter of the book Where I Go From There, reveals Boori Pryors sense of belonging to this world. In this section the author talks about his schooling days. Moreover, with the help of this chapter, I come to know that Pryor completed his education in both Aboriginal and white schools. Also, I observed that, the interest of learning as well as appreciation made him a teacher (McDonald and Pryor, 2010). In addition to this, the fourth chapter Away From Home begins with an inspiring quote that is You cant fall down. You fall down, you die. I observed that, in this section, the author represents different examples of different storytelling styles. I also come to know that Boori Pryor mainly uses device of analogy as a style of storytelling. The main reason behind it is that, in this storytelling style, a storyteller shows a situation that is very hard to grab. But, this storytelling style is comprehensible as well as accessible by people in a very easy way (McDonald and Pryor, 2010). Moreover, in the fifth chapter, I also analyzed that the condition of Aboriginal people nowadays is the major subject of the story that is narrated by the author. Also, in this chapter, the author also exposes his own life in the Air force. He worked as a DJ, Male Model, and Sportsman in the Air force. On the other hand, the fifth chapter of the book Finding My Way Back, tells the story Father Joan Gribble who is a white hero and an Anglican priest. In this chapter, I come to know that, Joan Gribble developed a mission that was very sensitive to the people of aboriginal culture. He also passed his mission to his inheritors (McDonald and Pryor, 2010). Apart from this, I also observed that, in this fifth chapter, the author talks about a meeting that was conducted between black and white people of Australia. Apart from this, this section also represents numerous linguistic styles of Boori Pryor. For case, at the time when Boori talks about the history of the aboriginal people then he used scholarly as well as academic language in order to represent his views in an effective and a proper manner. Furthermore, I also come to know that, the author uses polysyllabic vocabulary to represents the facts in an appropriate way (McDonald and Pryor, 2010). In the same way, in the sixth chapter No Matter Where You Are, I observed that the storytelling style of the author fits in his own experiences of the life. Moreover, in this section, the author describes that there are numerous effective ways of communication that make enable to people in order to connect with nature as well as creatures in an effectual way. In addition, I also come to know that in this section the author focuses on the mystical dimension of communication that concentrates of a new level of experience and on a different type of storytelling (McDonald and Pryor, 2010). Moreover, in this last section of the book the author gave message to people that they must do respect of aboriginal culture or society. In summing up, after reading the book, I come to know that the book is not only an autobiography, but a social as well as historical document also. Along with this, this book represents the life of author in relation to the enduring struggles of Aboriginal people in Australia. I also observed that, this is not an objective documentary. This book represents a bad relationship between Aboriginal people and whit people in Australia (McDonald and Pryor, 2010). In addition to this, in this book the author expresses that, people do not have any control on their destiny and they are under the control of their fate. On the whole, according to me this is an inspiring book. It makes enable to the people so they can face the problems of their life in an effective way. This book gives the message that people must be ready anytime to face all the phases of life. For that reason, I recommend people to read this book just the once in their life. References McDonald, M. and Pryor, B.M. (2010). Maybe Tomorrow. Australia: Allen Unwin.