Under the Moon

The main reasons for the mom (rosario) to leave her son (Carlos)  with his granmdmother was so that he can have a better life with the money that she sent and so she can save for him to come to thte United States legally. After his father left, it seemed as if Rosario felt that leaving him with his grandmother and sneaking into the states was the best and most positive thing to do for her child. For Rosario, this was definitely a difficult decision that she had to indure. Whenever she talked or thought about her son, you can see the paim and hurt in her face. Also, the phone call with her son in the beginning of the film, you can see the hurt from both of them when they were on the phone on sunday and she explained her surroundings. In the film, you can definitely see the the problems that carlos faced in Mexico. Carlos faced the issues of his grandmother passing away and the fact that he was taking care of  his grandmother and being rushed to mature relatively quick. I can see any mother doing the same for their children! I can see a woman doing this in the United States, but i feel as if it would be harder due to lack of extended family relationships.