👩👧Pauline's dreams and ambitions are crushed at an early age due to a permanently damaged foot and the loss of her front tooth.
👰♀️Pauline daydreams about finding a man who will rescue her from her boring life, and her dreams are realized when she meets Cholly Breedlove.
🎥Pauline finds solace and escape through going to the movies, aspiring to be as beautiful as the actresses on screen.
💔Pauline's relationship with Cholly Breedlove deteriorates, and she is left feeling lonely and abandoned in their shabby living conditions.
🙏Pauline turns to religion for comfort and becomes dedicated to her role as the provider for her family, suppressing her own desires and ambitions.