The Message Behind "The Rabbits"

I think that the most important message in the book “The Rabbits” is that the effects of colonization drastically change the lives of the people that are being conquered. When the foreigners came to the native’s land, a lot of things were changed about the way they lived. Many of the people had to leave their home because they had to do what the foreigners would say because if they didn’t, they would overpower them with more sophisticated weaponry. A lot of their belongings, such as crop and livestock would be stolen for the people to discover about. Or maybe they would steal slaves of them so that they could have it easier off. There would be now a higher population density in the area and the natives would have to share a lot or give up all the water and food, just so the conquerors could sustain live on their land. Slavery would have a depression effect on everybody in the area because they might be taken, or a friend, or a family member.