... in the midst of war (Prigozy 85). Furthering the image of Ciociaria as Edenic, when Cesira and Rosetta finally arrive in the country, Cesira describes it, saying, " there was sunshine, there was blue sky, there was the green countryside, composed of all hills covered with vineyards'- (Moravia 36), which is clearly an idyllic description recalling descriptions of a heavenly paradise. In ... foreshadowing the consequences of the war for her. The sacrificial element of Rosetta's character is recalled in the most vivid scene in both the film and the novel - the rape scene, which takes plac...

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