Carletto Beltramini Character Analysis in Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Carletto Beltramini is ’s best friend. Over the course of the war, he watches his mother and father die. During the latter’s death, Carletto spots a swastika armband sticking out of Pino’s pocket and thinks his friend is a traitor. The two of them don’t talk again until the war is almost over, at which point Pino can finally reveal that he was actually acting as a spy. Carletto joins Pino on his final mission to take to the Austrian border.

Carletto Beltramini Quotes in Beneath a Scarlet Sky

The Beneath a Scarlet Sky quotes below are all either spoken by Carletto Beltramini or refer to Carletto Beltramini. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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“I am going to meet a beautiful girl today,” Pino said, wagging his finger at the scarlet, threatening sky. “And we are going to fall in mad, tragic love and go on grand adventures with music and food and wine and intrigue every day, all day long.”

Related Characters: Pino Lella (speaker), Anna Marta, Mimo Lella, Carletto Beltramini

Related Symbols: The Scarlet Sky

Page Number and Citation: 8

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