Analysis Of Felix s Race As A Man Of North African Descent

Fà ©lix’s race as a man of North African descent in northern France is the main aspect of his otherness. The viewer experiences Fà ©lix’s race in varying respects throughout the film. Initially, the film shows Fà ©lix listening to and enjoying North African music, in spite of others’ objections. Next, Fà ©lix decides not to speak to the police about the mugging and murder he witnessed because he feared racial discrimination. Later, when Fà ©lix crashed his â€Å"sister’s† car, the fight between Fà ©lix and the other driver started because of Fà ©lix’s race. Lastly, Fà ©lix connected with the North African fisherman because Fà ©lix felt a connection with him because of his race and his struggle with family. Each of these experiences show Fà ©lix struggling with and becoming more aware of his race. By being visibly not fully ethnically Spanish, Fà ©lix was an outcast within Spanish society. A secondary indication of Fà ©lix’s otherness was his family dynamic. Because Fà ©lix’s mother was a single mother, who was also fully ethnically Spanish, he was an other. Fà ©lix not knowing his father is the catalyst for the movie’s plot. The film shows Fà ©lix struggling with his fatherlessness on multiple occasions, most notably on the train and with his sister’s son. On the train, the North African boy without a father draws Fà ©lix’s attention, especially when he asks the man if he is his father. This suggests that Fà ©lix tries to find his father in the men around him, just as the boy did. When explaining the names forShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesAmerican History. Revised and Expanded Edition E SSAYS ON _ T WENTIETH- C ENTURY H ISTORY Edited by Michael Adas for the American Historical Association TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS PHILADELPHIA Temple University Press 1601 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright  © 2010 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Essays on twentieth century history / edited by