The name Walkabout came from the bush boy's tribe. The Aboriginal that Mary and Peter came across helped them survive and be self reliant off the land. The reason that the young aboriginal was alone and not with his tribe was due to the Walkabout. In his tribe when a male gets to be fourteen, in order to become a man he must go off alone and survive by himself for six to eight months. He just happened to come across the two during his travels and noticed that they were different and not from the area. Seeing that they seemed helpless, he took it upon himself to insure they survive even though he is braking traditions of his culture by talking to them during his Walkabout. In a sense, that is what Mary and Peter were on. A journey where they must survive until rescued or until them make it back to civilization. If I had to change the name of the book, I might name it "Learning to Survive". That is what they did with the help of the Aboriginal. They learned how to make a fire, find food, water, and identify clues in nature that helped them survive.
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