Mutant Message Down Under

Icing and Gravy

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Asked by Cat on 23 Sep 02:43

Last updated by Cat on 23 Sep 03:01

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Answered by Cat on 23 Sep 03:01

At one point in the narrative (Chapter 11), the author explains the concepts of both icing and gravy to the Aborigines with whom she's traveling. They're puzzled by both, seeing them as extra and unnecessary and as representative of Western greed and obsession with/focus on having more than what's simply sufficient.