The artifact I chose is the 2009 film, “Sin Nombre,” directed by Cary Fukunaga. In Spanish, the title translates to nameless, or without a name. The film revolves around the struggle of Honduran immigrants attempting to escape the hardships of everyday life to start fresh in ‘El Norte,’ the United States. The film revolves around two main characters, MS 13 gang member, Willy (aka El Casper), and Sayra, a Honduran girl who is traveling to New Jersey with her brother and uncle. The story of Willy is his struggle to deal with gang-life while he tries to maintain a relationship outside the gang, while in the process of initiating a young boy, El Smiley, into the gang. Willy’s girlfriend attends a gang meeting unbeknown to him, and ends up being killed by the gang’s leader Lil’ Mago. After the death of his girlfriend, Willy and El Smiley are taken on a trip with Lil’ Mago to a train area known as La Bombilla. La Bombilla is a location which illegal immigrants hide on trains to travel to the United States. Upon entering the train area with all the immigrants, Willy, El Smiley, and Lil’ Mago hold the immigrants by gun-point to steal their money and belongings. This is when the stories intertwine. Sayra, along with her father and uncle are amongst the passengers who are being held up. Willy, who is still upset over the loss of his girlfriend, notices Lil’ Mago’s attempt to rape Sayra. In disgust, he kills Lil’ Mago, and makes El Smiley get off the train. From this point on, Sayra becomes very intrigued and respectful towards Willy. One night, with the pressure of the gang coming to kill him; Willy gets off the train realizing that he is followed by Sayra. The two continue their journey towards the United States, until eventually only Sayra is successful. Willy is caught and killed by El Smiley before he too can escape. The subject I will focus on is Willy’s girlfriend, Martha Marlene. The object that she is…
