"You see, I thought Franco didn't love me.
You told me that. And I believed you. That's
the reason I did what I did that night". p145
"In Italy , if you like someone, you
buy them gold". p.29
"I'd regret it more if anything happened to
you, and we hadn't ..."
"Franco loves me". p61
"Bridget sits down, gets letter out of her
bag, she hndles it with
tenderness/reverence: Looks at the first
page very lovingly". p86
Hughie and
Lucia
"Lucia. I've come for you...I
love you, Lucia". p 173
"I don't know when I last saw two people loved
each other as much as that". p 163
CLIMAX
Rosinella and Massimo
TURNING POINT
DENOUEMENT
"Oh, I love you too, Massimo. (Rosinella goes coy, wicked smile...) But
my daddy's locked me up...says I've not to see you ..." (p177)
"Massimo puts his hand on his heart, looks
lovingly at her...That's my heart, Rosie. And she's
beating just for you.". (p177)
"But you really don't care for anyone else's pain except your own,
do you? I never realised that before and I wish to God I didn't
now....You never think of anyone byt yourself". (p149)
"She starts to cry: he does not know what to do. She reaches her hand
out to him and he puts his arm round her and she cries". (p149)
Family Love
Luigi and Lucia
"He strokes the blanket and abruptly turns away,
unable to deal with the pain. " p11
THEME STEREOTYPES
"Luigi does not lift a finger to help:
there might be an ashtray, or his glass
, a foot away from him and he
gestures for Lucia to put it closer".
(p158)
"You sponged off my sister, you
sponged off me. YOu even sponged
your daughter's upbringing and now
she's big, you wnat her married so
you can sponge off her. Your own
lassie". (p169)
Massimo/Franco/Faither
CONFLICT
MONOLOGUE
"Arandora Star non vi scorderemo
mai...We will never forget you" p79
He tries to push my father into the line but my father
is holding on to my arm. I can still feel his nails
digging into me, he was holding on that tight". (P79)
"I've worked in that shop for as
long as I can remember, and for as
long as I can remember I've
thought about getting out". (p43)
"Why do you think? To get out that shop...Well,
you got out, didn't you?" Massimo: "Aye, to sell
hot pea specials and double nougats, you stupid
bastard. No to get my fucking brains blown out in
a fucking war that's got fuck all to do with me".
(p52)