Later in the film, Barton places into the frame a small picture of Charlie, dressed in a fine suit and holding a briefcase. The juxtaposition of his neighbor in the uniform of an insurance salesman and the escapist image of the woman on the beach leads to a confusion of reality and fantasy for Barton. Critic Michael Dunne notes: "can only wonder how 'real' Charlie is. ... In the film's final shot ... viewers must wonder how 'real' [the woman is. The question leads to others: How real is Fink? Lipnick? Audrey? Mayhew? How real are films anyway?"