The ragged leather jacket that haunts my mind

Kieran 2022-04-19 09:02:12

Zampano has a tattered winter jacket, his back is frayed to pieces, and he has a hooray tricycle with all his belongings, and he sleeps in the grass and burns the snow with his hands. He cooks noodles to eat, and when there is a market in the town, he makes a bunch of money, relying on the trick of holding his breath to open the chain.

A person who is struggling on the poverty line, after working for a year, he still does not save enough money to buy a piece of land, save enough money to study, to transform himself, and earn enough money to take root in one place. Since he is unable to make long-term plans, he simply spends his time on eating, drinking, and having fun.

How did the heroine's sister die? Did not say, and needless to say, poor to death. Not to starve to death with her mother and sisters at home, is to die in the process of wandering on the street, and she has no chance to change her fate. It is her fate to die in poverty.

There are a lot of homeless people on the street, just like the male protagonist, poverty, dirt and smell are his symbols. They can only drink, fight and steal. This is determined by their symbols. Society has always kept a watchful distance from them. These people, no one gave them love, the male protagonist was asked where his hometown was and who his father was, but there was none, no one gave him love and warmth, where can he learn love?

The heroine has a mother, a sister, poverty but not lack of love. After leaving with Zampano, strange children played with her, strange women gave her porridge for staying up late, acrobats gave her encouragement and love, the circus was willing to take her in, and the monastery was willing to take her in. She does not lack love, on the contrary she wants to give love.

The company of the heroine gave Zampano a lot of love, and Zampano gradually became positive. Although it was very small, the heroine existed. Always the only source of love for Zampano, the only sunshine in his heart. However, because of poverty and ignorance, coupled with an accident, the male protagonist accidentally killed someone, and fell into deep anxiety, unable to carry out his work, and was in a constant state of anxiety all day long. He was like a frightened bird. He made an irrational stress response and abandoned the heroine. He was very afraid. He was afraid of disappointing the heroine. In this way, Zampano completely left the only sunshine that could illuminate his heart.

Years later, the male protagonist gradually stepped out of the fear of murder. He is still standing alone, no one will help him take the cape that he took off during the performance. He always lives in his lonely protective color and refuses the psychological companionship of women. I dare to say that he has not thought of killing one day in all these years. People, there is not a day when he does not think of the abandoned heroine, his heart is tortured by the cold. Until, suddenly, it was discovered that the heroine also died because of him, and the heart of the hero could no longer withstand the torture of conscience.

In the sea, the starry sky, and the world, he could never find a person who could comfort him. There was only a dirty drunk, hoarse on the beach, and fell to the ground.

After watching the movie, Zampano's ragged leather jacket, the cracks on the jacket, and the icy gullies in his heart, are the same number in his mind? Lonely people, who will save us.

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La Strada quotes

  • Gelsomina's Mother: She's not like Rosa. But she's a good girl, poor thing. She'll do what she's told. She just came out a little strange. But, if she eats every day, maybe she'll get better.

  • Gelsomina's Mother: You want to go with Zampanò and take Rosa's place? He'll teach you a trade. You'll earn some money. And one less mouth to feed around here wouldn't be bad.