2015 The films Hallelujah (1929) and Imitation of Life (1934) both depict Black women who meet terrible fates because of their undesirable actions throughout the film. The dynamics of these women, however, are very different, and their fates are met for very different reasons. In Hallelujah (1929), the main female character, Chick, is manipulative, conniving and tricks the main character, Zeke, into falling for her so she can use him, while in Imitation of Life (1934), the female character…
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