Lena Groß 
Broken Promises of Liberty. Illegal immigration in „The Visitor“ [PDF ebook] 
Is America still a land of liberty?

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Didactics — English — Literature, Works, grade: 2, 0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, language: English, abstract: The question will be explored, whether America is still a land of liberty, independency and equal opportunities for all like the Statue of Liberty, one of America’s best known symbols, stands for. Two scenes out of the film “The Visitor”, directed by Thomas Mc Carthy, where this problem is debated, will be analyzed. The movie shows how immigrants are exposed to the idea of liberty and how quickly this dream actually might end.