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In a men's world, women are supposed to always accept their fate with resignation. Men can lead a life of unfaithfulness in their marriages knowing that at the end their wives will be there for them to start a "new life". Of course this is absurd even when this might have been more evident back in 1954 when this movie was filmed. The story appeals to the religious beliefs of the people. Throughout the movie, religious figures are shown, including the final scene where the face of Christ appears. The story is totally absurd in the fact that in a convenient manner a neighborhood is composed of different types of women that attract the "hero" of the story and make him fall for them. The friends of the couple whose life is narrated, all accept this situation and in a way cooperate in order that this happens. Absurd story also because all of them, very well off in their economy do not seem to have any means of support, except the fact that they are all apparently wealthy. These stories were meant to tell women what their real role in our society was: very religious and willing to accept what their husbands did, hoping that at the end they would repent and come back to them.