Dualism In Ma Vice La Rose

cording to Rene Descartes there is a dualism to an individual, the physical body and the mind, and while they may be connected they are separate to each other. The movie Ma vice la rose deals with the same issue of dualism between the mind and the body, only it is in one individual.The young French boy in the movie is confused about his identity, as he believes his mind does not match his body and believes himself to be a girl. While Descarte lived in a separate time when this situation of Transgender would certainly be taboo, I believe he would be sympathetic to the child and his dilemma. I believe Descarte would point out that the boy is two beings living in one form, while the body is one thing, the mind behaves in a contrary fashion

. Descarte believes in a perfect god, and Ludwig believes god made a mistake making him a boy. The Idea of a perfect being, a perfect god is one that Descarte held heavily in his writings, but can Ludwick be seen as a mistake by god ? Ludwig believes that he is indeed a mistake, that his behaviors and what he leans toward resembles that more of a girl than a boy. I believe that Descarte would
In his mind Ludwig believes himself to be a female, even though his body is that of a boy. There is little to no doubt throughout the movie by the kid that he believes he is a female, even when everyone else around him disagrees. This would have made an interesting observation to Descarte as his belief of duality would have existed solely on one child. I would believe that Descarte would have agreed with Ludwig that his mind does not have to match his body, and that his mental state of a female is more important that what he physically is.The separation of the physical and mental would have been enough to convince Descarte that there is two beings in humans, that the body is just a tool for the