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Lil Mago Psychology

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Throughout the movie the themes observed; were violence as there were attempted rapes, initiation of gang membership with being beaten by gang members, there were people risking their lives for freedom by jumping on and off freight trains avoiding the boarder patrol hoping to get across to the United States, there was betrayal of family members and then violence with gun fire that led to death. I was angered by the mistreatment of women and the immigrants throughout the movie. The two young women in the movie were practically raped by the gang leader. I believe the movie was meant to bring sadness and also awareness of mistreatment of people. The message of the movie is that there are people who are born into life circumstances, others chose life circumstances because they feel there are no other options and then decide they want out …show more content…

Casper killed Lil’Mago and tossed his body off the freight car. Two wrongs do no make it right. Perhaps instead of taking matters into his own hands he could of wrestled him off the train and called the police. It was possible that his girlfriend being killed by the same person enraged Casper. The event most likely pushed Casper to unconsciously seek revenge immediately without thinking twice. Next there is Smiley the young one who idolized Lil’Mago. In a sense he possibly thought the gang life was a better way of life for him and he wanted to be a part of it. After Casper killed Lil’Mago he urged Smiley to leave immediately. He returned to the gang and told them every detail of the event. To prove his loyalty he promised to find Casper and get revenge for killing Lil’Mago. Smiley killed Casper as promised; he got his tattoo to honor his loyalty to the gang. The person I could see myself in counseling with would have to be Sayra. She was a young girl who had been through a lot and still made it to the United States. It is so important

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