Jordan's main emotions

Jordan's main emotions

1. Scared

   • Is worried about “how to be Aboriginal” and what he needs to do to qualify
   • Becomes overwhelmed and starts drinking and doing reckless things to deal with his thoughts and feelings
   • Doesn't know who he is or what to do once he finds out that he's Aboriginal
     • it was completely unexpected and Jordan feels like it changes everything about him

2. Lost

   • A part of his identity is missing and he can’t figure out what it is
   • Doesn’t know anything about his father or that side of his family
     • He even needs to pull out a piece of paper to know his father’s name
   • When he finds out he’s Aboriginal, he feels like he doesn’t know himself anymore

3. Angry

   • His mum knows the truth about his father and Jordan doesn’t understand why she won’t tell him
   • Yilen, who he just met at Cultural Day, seems to know Jordan more than he knows himself
   • When his mother finally tells him he’s Aboriginal, he feels angry because he has been struggling to find his identity for a long time and never known what was missing