12019-02-03T21:16:33+00:002.x30 Dance, Fools, Dance1Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)plain2019-02-03T21:16:33+00:00On the one hand, Bonnie is a fully integrated member of the newsroom, hard at work like everyone else. On the other hand, the sequence suggests that she retains her difference. The two male reporters are writing hard-boiled stuff, but Bonnie’s obituary is suffused with emotion. After introducing this contrast, the scene shifts toward the participatory mode. By panning one way and back again, the camera echoes Bonnie’s momentary hesitation, characterizing her gaze in tragic terms: desiring to see, but with no object.