▁has ▁squ ander ed ▁the ▁family ▁fortune , ▁forcing ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁sib lings ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁pover ty ▁while ▁he ▁car ries ▁on ▁with ▁a ▁prost itute . ▁Giorg io ▁curs es ▁his ▁father , ▁abandon ing ▁his ▁family , ▁and ▁runs ▁to ▁the ▁sea , ▁bu ying ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁in ▁San ▁V ito ▁Ch iet ino . ▁I pp ol ita ▁joins ▁him , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁purs ue ▁a ▁summer ▁of ▁dec ad ent ▁l angu or ▁mar red ▁only ▁by ▁Giorg io ' s ▁developing ▁par ano ia ▁towards ▁her . ▁▁ ▁Giorg io ▁is ▁addition ally ▁obs essed ▁with ▁death , ▁and ▁matters ▁only ▁become ▁worse ▁after ▁the ▁pair ▁undert ake ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁the ▁shr ine ▁of ▁Cas al b ord ino , ▁where ▁the ▁mult itude ▁of ▁des perate ▁supp lic ants ▁begg ing ▁c ures ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁Madonna ▁drives ▁them ▁away ▁in ▁horror . ▁While ▁Giorg io ▁becomes ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁un mo ored ▁and ▁des perate ▁to ▁leave ▁both ▁Ab ru z zo ▁and ▁what ▁he ▁perce ives ▁as ▁I pp ol ita ' s ▁un wh oles ome ▁influence , ▁she ▁remains ▁am used ▁and ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁their ▁surr ound ings . ▁Finally ▁Giorg io ▁dec ides ▁that ▁his ▁only ▁rec ourse ▁is ▁to ▁carry ▁her ▁over ▁a ▁se as ide ▁cl iff , ▁killing ▁the ▁both ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Top ics : ▁the ▁D ' An n un z io '