It is astounding to me how Bunuel was capable of capturing aspects of American society and oppression in The Young One with his limited experience in the country. Bunuel accurately portrays many corrupt systems within U.S. society, especially those he was exposed to during his time in Hollywood, through the handful of characters in The Young One. Not only did he have a Black man, Traver, as the protagonist of a film, but the entire film centers his goodness and innocence despite accusations of rapeing a white woman. Many of those who worked on this film worked on the film in Mexico with Bunuel because they were blacklisted for allegedly aligning themselves with the Commnuist Party. These people understood what it was like to be accused of violence and took their experience and opportunity to create a story which displays how racism causes similar, and often more severe, ostracization. The Young One then exposes the hypocrisy often found in the side which accuses; Miller, who is consistently portrayed as truly violent and racist in the film, is revealed to be a rapist. Even the reverend, who is portrayed with much more empathy than the other two white men in the narrative, is largely unhelpful in actually preventing the continuous abuse of young Evvie, despite knowing Miller’s intentions and crimes. Bunuel reveals the limitations of working in a well-intentioned system, and the constant abuses ingrained in the systems of American society. I especially enjoyed the end of the film because Miller is defeated: his crimes were revealed to society, Evvie was able to go to town without him, and Traver was able to leave (mostly) safely and with help. In my opinion, it is a hopeful ending that no one really wins at the end; the truth comes to the surface eventually.