This is a film that fits into a particular genre (melodrama). What kinds of expectations do we bring to a film of this sort? How does the film fulfill or frustrate our expectations?
Consider the relations between the inner lives of the characters, and the outer (visual) representation of those lives via elements of mise en scene (especially in the use of color and in set design, as well as in the film's music). How are such relations established? How are style and decor translated into theme?
How much of our response to this film is conditioned by the fact that it seems to be very much of its period, clse to fifty years ago? What do we see in the film today that might not have been visible to audiences in 1955? To the contrary, what aspects of the film might not be directly available to us today, which were meaningful for audiences in 1955?
To what extent do we believe the "happy end" of the film? Will Cary and Ron live happily ever after, or will their differences of background continue to come between them?