"Imitation of Life"

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This four page paper looks closely at Sirk's film entitled "Imitation of Life" and at four pertinent critical thinkers to compare the rational or critical thinking capacity of the four mothers and daughters featured in the film. The paper concludes that the four female characters are not truly able to reach a reflective capacity as they do not reason clearly.

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"Imitation of Life An imitation of life; the title succinctly states it all. The characters in this film are searching for the truth in their own lives, but have not been able to succeed in their feeble quests. Director Douglas Sirk directed many films which deal with the central issues of social isolation and repression, many of which containing racial overtones. Along with All That Heaven Allows, Imitation of Life is another `women's movie,' centered upon the lives of females. In Sirk's film, four women attempt to break out of their cycles of imitating life, each in dramatically different ways. However, the women do not ultimately succeed because they find themselves unable to look at their lives with a true critical eye; they are incapable of rational analysis or critical thought. In the film of mothers and daughters, the viewer meets two mothers who lose contact with their daughters."

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