Though the wholesome and optimistic view of "Strictly Ballroom," the film shows that dreams can come true and are not a fantasy, as they are sometimes thought. Frans apparent transformation, from a shy, unattractive amateur ballroom dancer who only dances ... at the Pan-Pacific is unmistakable. The whole motion picture is a statement to the world, saying, "Dreams are just another form of reality." Frans true beauty was gradually released from the commencement of the motion picture to the end. Her transition from the "ugly duckling" to the "beautiful swan" was ... that was clearly shown dra...

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... racially accepted, " they don't invite me- Though everyone's dream seem to nearly appear some stage, they are generally crashed back into reality, Curley's Wife obviously died before hers could come true, her dream was pure delusion nevertheless. Crooks's when Curley's Wife cruelly reminded him when he dared stand up for once, " do you know what I can do to you, Negro?" as ... to his empty, defensively aggressive attitude. George's dream was killed when he shot Lennie, out of kindness but in doing so vanquishing his only difference to other poor ranchers, his friendship. Steinbeck demon...

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... their chores so that they can spend more time playing together with dolls. Gabriel talks to Ultima about his longing to move to California, a wish he thinks will never come true because his older sons are fighting in World War II and he cannot move his family alone. I feel Antonio's fear of the llano represents his dependence on his family. However ... life, death, good, and evil. Just as Antonio realizes Catholicism's limits in understanding Ultima's power, he realizes that other religions are equally valid forms of knowledge about moral issues. Antonio's friendship with Samuel initiat...

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