HUMA 1761 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Dancehall
5 Jun 2016
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Marcello as a closeted homosexual: sexually awkward with his attractive wife, compensates by engaging in casual sexual bragging with other men. Italo asks marcello what marriage will accomplish and marcello replies normalcy, stability, and security : when i look in the mirror in the morning and compared to everyone else, i feel i am different . Trio singing, all dressed the same, singing a happy tune = conforming will make you happy. Marcello tells the priest he wants a normal life: he found himself a dim-witted but attractive wife, she"s all bed and kitchen . Guilia tells marcello about how once a year a disappointed lover jumps off the eiffel tower: marcello then sends her off to go the eiffel tower alone, foreshadowing that one day guilia may be that disappointed lover. He"s only with her so he can have his idea of a normal life": anna as marcello"s female counterpart.
