What is the author's tone in Rabbit-proof Fence by Doris Pilkington?

There is a softness and gentleness to the presentation of Rabbit-Proof Fence. The story is recounted with an undeniable respect for the indigenous people as well as for the history of Australia. There is an underlying emotion that is detectable at times, perhaps since the storyteller, Doris Pilkington, is the daughter of Molly, one of the girls who escaped from the Moore River Settlement. Pilkington provides a historical background about the hardships, discrimination and abuse that the Aborigine people faced first from "white raiders," who were the crews of whaling ships and later over the encroachment of their land from white English settlers. Despite the fact that the author is relating the history of her own land and own people, there is a lacking of bitterness, although there is a measure of emotionalism that evokes the sympathy of the reader.