In an interview Carey argues that Australian history is filled with false consciousness and denial, how does he redress this in True History of the Kelly Gang?

Peter Carey utilizes several characters to voice challenging interpretations of Australian history. The dominant Australian national narrative has promoted an idea of equality based in the common history of the Great Transportation, meaning the involuntary relocation of convicts to the penal colony. Instead, these characters point out, existing hierarchical structures—including nationality, class, and religion—were not only perpetuated but exacerbated in the colony. These inequalities included English attitudes of superiority over Irish people, and Anglican over Catholic. The heroism attached to the outlaws who are central in Carey’s story, beginning with Ned Kelly, challenges the supremacy of the wealthy; these outlaws are also predominantly Irishmen. The idea of narrative also figures prominently as the chance for the subaltern to speak out and offer their own story, by which their history is reclaimed and transmitted.