I think it's a borderland in the truest sense, and in the metaphorical sense. Yes, the border areas of the American Southwest are VERY divided areas with a strong sense of "us and them." (I grew up outside Flagstaff, Arizona, but spent a lot of time further south.) Honestly, the issues are primarily between latinx and white people, and other minorities--like the black community in Lone Star--are set as fringe representations of their group, marginalized further into "other" spaces, outside of the traditional discourse. As for the metaphor, so much of this film happens in the margins. The love, the murder, the club--it's all a border/dyad of two things. Right and wrong, black and white, rich and poor, brother and sister(!!!). I would definitely not refer to it as a "melting pot," though, as that denotes more congregation than just a little incest between siblings. What I would say it is, though, is a large maze, where it's mostly divided, but there are areas through it where they come together.
I think it's a borderland in the truest sense, and in the metaphorical sense. Yes, the border areas of the American Southwest are VERY divided areas with a strong sense of "us and them." (I grew up outside Flagstaff, Arizona, but spent a lot of time further south.) Honestly, the issues are primarily between latinx and white people, and other minorities--like the black community in Lone Star--are set as fringe representations of their group, marginalized further into "other" spaces, outside of the traditional discourse.
ReplyDeleteAs for the metaphor, so much of this film happens in the margins. The love, the murder, the club--it's all a border/dyad of two things. Right and wrong, black and white, rich and poor, brother and sister(!!!). I would definitely not refer to it as a "melting pot," though, as that denotes more congregation than just a little incest between siblings. What I would say it is, though, is a large maze, where it's mostly divided, but there are areas through it where they come together.