1. DE SICA: Religious symbolism of
... countryside, composed of all hills covered with vineyards'- (Moravia 36), which is clearly an idyllic description recalling descriptions of a heavenly paradise. In addition, when they finally arrive at Sant'Eufemia, Filippo is hosting a banquet, which establishes the location as heavenly and abundant (Marcus 84). To Cesira's disappointment, however, the country is not the divine garden she had hoped. It too has ... ...
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