In the movie, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the main character undergoes internal and external struggles, which causes her to resort to fraud by forging letters and selling them for money. It is sad how poverty can cause this. She developed an alcohol problem, trust issues, and eventually resorting to an illegal way of getting money. Because she had low income she struggled mentally and did not have time to keep her house clean, which then made people look down on her and not treat her the same as she was then treated after she had money and was able to give gifts to the landlord. Because of this she was able to get rid of her insect problem. Having a good income from forging letters and selling them helped her in that aspect and also allowed her to receive good treatment, a possible love interest, and medicine for her cat. In doing this she also gained a friend that she started to trust and have a good relationship with. Sadly that friend gave the cat the wrong dosage of medicine and it died. I feel like this movie portrayed that money is worth more, as the love interest never worked out in the end, the friend betrayed her trust, and the cat died. I feel like the only thing that stayed constant was the fact that she was getting a lot of money. Eventually she confessed to the fraud and bettered herself and forgave her friend. In the end she found motivation to write again (wrote a book about this experience of hers) and made a long lasting friend; she was proud of her work and regretted nothing.
