The Representation of Migration from Central America to the USA in the Film “La jaula de oro”, by Diego Quemada-Díez Diego Quemada Díez’s movie “La jaula de oro” is based on numerous testimonies which have been put together in over six years of close survey. It is the story of four Latin-American adolescents moving across Mexico, trying to realize their dream of reaching the U.S. The research analyses the empathic cohesion developing among the characters vis-á-vis the crudeness of the events they meet, thus underlying and denouncing the horror of such situation. At the same time the research analyses the symbolic elements pointing to a poetic reception of the story.
La representación de la migración de Centroamérica a los EEUU en el film La jaula de oro, de Diego Quemada Díez
Rocco A
2015
Abstract
The Representation of Migration from Central America to the USA in the Film “La jaula de oro”, by Diego Quemada-Díez Diego Quemada Díez’s movie “La jaula de oro” is based on numerous testimonies which have been put together in over six years of close survey. It is the story of four Latin-American adolescents moving across Mexico, trying to realize their dream of reaching the U.S. The research analyses the empathic cohesion developing among the characters vis-á-vis the crudeness of the events they meet, thus underlying and denouncing the horror of such situation. At the same time the research analyses the symbolic elements pointing to a poetic reception of the story.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
