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Differences Between Trois Couleers George And Valentine

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Trois Couleurs Rouge is centered around relationships, fate, and coincidences. Valentine talks to her boyfriend on the phone all the time, but their conversations are rather strained and not as loving as one would expect between a couple. The uncomfortable relationship is emphasized when Valentine meets Joseph. It seems that Valentine has deeper conversations with Joseph, who lives a secluded life. Despite the differences between them, the two are able to bond throughout the film. Fate plays a hand in their bonding because if it were not for Valentine hitting Joseph’s dog, they possibly would not have met each other. Also, Valentine and Auguste always seem to be in the same area, but they never cross paths until the cruise accident at the …show more content…

On one hand, there is Valentine who seems to be caring and compassionate. After hitting the poor dog, she is willing to take it to the vet and find its owner. On the other hand, Joseph is bitter and apathetic towards almost everything. Valentine brings his dog to him and explains what happened, Joseph does not even care. His insensitivity is further emphasized when Valentine questions if he would still act this way if she ran over his daughter. His only response was that he does not have one, and then proceeded to kick her out. They meet again later and discuss some things. Valentine believes that people are not bad. However, Joseph does not seem to agree. He asserts that people do things to help alleviate the guilt. Therefore, bringing back the dog really is not an act of kindness, but rather something she did so she would not feel guilty afterwards. Another distinction between the two characters is how they approached Joseph’s stalker-ish eavesdropping ways. Joseph seems to have no remorse about it, while Valentine is appalled. Yet, when she tries to confront the cheating husband about the situation, she just could not muster up the strength to do so. Valentine noticed that the man had a family, and she did not want to ruin that for

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