1. DE SICA: Religious symbolism of
Like Jesus, the purpose of Rosetta's life becomes to, "serve and to give [her] life as a ransom for many- (Mk 10:45). ... Her suffering and symbolic death serve as penance for those who are vicariously cleansed and pardoned through her ordeal, as Jesus' suffering and death serve to expiate the sins of Christians in the eyes of God. ...
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