The Milagro Beanfield War Essays

hometown if everyone you know is gone?”(Rudy Archuleta). This quote was a prevailing theme in the movie “Milagro Beanfield War”, which takes place in a small town, where everyone’s professions are important in helping keep the town dynamic and flowing. At the beginning of this film we are introduced to the “grandfather” of the town, Amarante, and his friend and advice giver, the old spirit of the Milagro town .We are also introduced to a lot of other characters in the story- Joe, his wife, Rudy, and the

The term “Milagro” in the movie entitled “Milagro Beanfield War” is a Spanish word which means “miracle”. Miracle is such an interesting word which can convey different meaning to us. Some people do not believe in miracle as they feel that miracles are acts beyond the nature of laws, but some people do. Nevertheless, in this movie, miracle plays a vital role in helping the poverty-stricken Hispanic community in Mexico to fight against the aristocratic developer. The developer thought they’ll be able

The term “Milagro” in the movie entitled “Milagro Beanfield War” is a Spanish word which means “miracle”. Some people do not believe in miracle as they feel that miracles are acts beyond the nature of laws, but some people do. Nevertheless, in this movie, miracles play vital roles in helping the poverty-stricken Hispanic community in Mexico to fight against the aristocratic developer who thinks that they’ll be able to develop the lands without much protest from the community due to its jurisdiction

and ability to accomplish change in the political arena to an individual or a select few. However, people often forget that collectivism, a community coming together, holds just as much strength as a powerful individual. John Nicholas' The Milagro Beanfield War illustrates the strength of collectivism as a formidable political force. Audiences often believe that the most critical protagonist of the novel are individual people, and they often overlook the most crucial forces, communities. The characters