Tragic irony
El Norte is a tragic story of the struggle to escape the throws of migrant labor in Guatemala to a better life in the US. The lives of the two main characters become seemingly better in the US, but when tragedy strikes, a man once again becomes a laborer. He is no better off than when he was in Guatemala. What an enlightening story of false hopes and pierced dreams of the overrated United States.
- anyah_m
- Jul 15, 2001