... 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 place on an altar in a church, also suggesting a ritual sacrifice. When Cesira and Rosetta encounter French officers after leaving the church, Cesira screams, "Do you know what they've done . . . in a church, under the ... ...

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