What is the significance of Selma's blindness?
The main character Selma suffers from a degenerative disease which causes her to slowly lose her sight. Through out the first half of the movie, Selma can see alright but as the movie progresses her vision gets worse. In my opinion, this serves as a symbolism for her moving away from reality. Because she can't see what is around her, she begins to fill in what goes on. Selma's passion of musicals and music in general shows through her delusions she has during her difficult times. Her blindness seems to unattach her to her reality, which is filled with all kinds of hardships. The second portion of the movie is filled with Selma's fantasies of musical numbers, which in reality don't ever occur. In essence, her lack of sight allows her to peer more into her world of fantasy.
what is the significance of Selma's relationship with her friends Kathy and Jeff?
Kathy and Jeff serve as a string that allows Selma to be connected to reality. Granted they do appear in Selma's musical numbers, they link together reality and fantasy, because the viewer sees Jeff and Kathy singing and dancing, only later to see them in their normal state. Jeff and Kathy are used to allow the viewer to see when the fantasy ends. Selma often strays from reality; she becomes more and more involved in her own created world, all the while serious things are happening around her. Although she has this escape, Jeff and Kathy serve as kind of guide for her to "wake up" and respond to the situation
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