“L'Allée de la Canne à Sucre” directed by Euzhan Palcy was filmed in Martinique in 1983; a period after the abolition of slavery. The film tells the story of José, an 11-year-old orphan, born on the French-speaking island of Martinique. The living conditions of José and the other characters in the film reflect many of the same ideologies of slavery that existed many years before. This article will summarize the entire film and also highlight some of the Caribbean themes covered during the course. In Martinique, almost everyone works in a sugar cane field. They cut sugar cane in the foreman's fields, which barely allows them to survive. Their poor state can be captured in one scene, when during the play, a child broke Ma.Tine's precious sugar bowl. As a result, she beats José because it was the only bowl they had. Ma.Tine, José's grandmother, is a hardworking and God-fearing woman. She never allows José to work in a sugarcane field because she thought that one day their bad condition would be over and José would give them a good life. So the only way out of their predicament was for José to do well in school. This is exactly what José does; he studies hard and passes an exam which allows him to access a school in Fort-de-France. In the meantime, he becomes friends with Mr. Medeouze, a very old man. He is so old that he remembers his days of slavery and tells José that working in the sugar cane fields is also a form of slavery. Additionally, he dreams of returning to Africa one day and José says he will follow him. Additionally, Medeouze also says that his parents emigrated from Africa. This scene indicates the period of slavery which was discussed in class because during the sugar plantation system, where...... middle of paper ...... and contextualization scenes. José and Ma.Tine are portrayed as a person who tries to break the vicious cycle of work and death in the sugar cane field. Additionally, this film also focuses on two levels of pyramid structure, where one group dominates the other although they emerge from the same group. The classic example of this is a scene where an African woman hires José for her job and although she knows his condition; she made him late for school. Furthermore, after running away from work, José broke his utensils. This scene can be compared to Césaire's “Boomerang effect”, because Europe, through its impact, had built destruction within itself. Likewise, this African lady had herself created the breakage of utensils by making Jose bored and late for class. Thus, this film conveys many messages without reducing the level of messages.