VLVL The Wayvones

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on 9/10/03 3:01 PM, Michael Joseph at mjoseph at rci.rutgers.edu wrote:

> VL focalizes the action from Ralph Wayvone's perspective.
> 
> Gelsomina's marriage to Dominic "the movie executive" recollects marriage
> of Frederico Fellini to the co-star of La Strada, Giuletta Masina. (She
> plays gelsomina in La Strada.)

Gelsomina is marrying an unnamed "college professor from L.A., of a good
family with whom Ralph had done complaint-free and even honorable business."

Gelsomina is "the baby" of the family. Dominic is Ralph's middle son, and
Ralph Jnr is the eldest. (p. 93)

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