In a sentence building exercise in my composition class, we recently came across mention of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller Psycho. I was both surprised and joyful to hear the interest in my students voices pique in our discussion.  Now that I think of it, Psycho may appeal to all of us who live along the border.  Oh, the duality of it all.  In each scene there are always two things going on. There the good Marion and there’s bad Marion.  In one scene she’s putting on a white bra.  In another, it’s black.  Norman says one thing that might be a little charming, but inside his head he hears frightening voices. My students often quote from one of their favorite films, Selena.  At one point, James Edward Olmos playing in the role of Selena’s father says, “We have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time! It's exhausting!”  Norman says, “We all go mad sometimes. Haven’t you?” I suppose, we finally have something we can all agree upon.

Below is my most recent blog post based on a David Thomson book I just read about Alfred Hitchcock.