You can watch the opening of the film Maureen refers to (Imitation of Life, 1934) below. It's particularly worth watching to the end of this clip so that you can see how black people were represented in films at this time:
Monday 8 October 2012
A2 Lit: The Bluest Eye - Imitation of Life
In The Bluest Eye, Maureen mentions a film which she believes features a girl called Pecola: "Anyway, her name was Pecola too. She was so pretty. When it comes back, I'm going to see it again. My mother has seen it four times."
You can watch the opening of the film Maureen refers to (Imitation of Life, 1934) below. It's particularly worth watching to the end of this clip so that you can see how black people were represented in films at this time:
You can watch the opening of the film Maureen refers to (Imitation of Life, 1934) below. It's particularly worth watching to the end of this clip so that you can see how black people were represented in films at this time:
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