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Francisco is a young married corporal in the Julia Division, where Carlo is first stationed. Carlo falls in love with Francisco immediately: he's extremely handsome and never misses an opportunity to make fun of the war or of Italian officials, Mussolini especially. Not long after being stationed in Albania, Francisco adopts a mouse he names Mario. Mario lives in his pocket, eats scraps, and tries to climb out at inopportune moments. Carlo takes Francisco with him when he's sent on a secret mission by Colonel Rivolta. Francisco immediately understands that the mission is fishy and he's right: after they destroy a "Greek" watchtower, they discover that the residents of the tower were high-ranking Italian officials. Later, when the Italians invade Greece in the winter, Francisco is initially optimistic but soon becomes depressed and almost mad. He speaks exclusively to Mario and goes to extreme measures to keep warm. Finally, when Francisco discovers that he has gangrene, he jumps out of the trench and lets the Greeks shoot him. He confesses to Carlo on his deathbed that he knows Carlo loves him, and Carlo discovers a photo of himself in Francisco's possessions.
Francisco Quotes in Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
The Captain Corelli’s Mandolin quotes below are all either spoken by Francisco or refer to Francisco. 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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Chapter 6
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We were new and beautiful, we loved each other more than brothers, that's for sure. What spoiled it always was that none of us knew why we were in Albania, none of us had an easy conscience about this rebuilding of the Roman Empire.
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I know that the Duce has made it clear that the Greek campaign was a resounding victory for Italy. But he was not there. He does not know what happened. He does not know that the ultimate truth is that history ought to consist only of the anecdotes of the little people who are caught up in it.
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Chapter 19
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(We lost the war and were saved only when the Germans invaded from Bulgaria and opened a second front that the Greeks had no resources to defend. We fought and froze and died for the sake of an empire that has no purpose...)
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Francisco Quotes in Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
The Captain Corelli’s Mandolin quotes below are all either spoken by Francisco or refer to Francisco. 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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Chapter 6
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We were new and beautiful, we loved each other more than brothers, that's for sure. What spoiled it always was that none of us knew why we were in Albania, none of us had an easy conscience about this rebuilding of the Roman Empire.
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I know that the Duce has made it clear that the Greek campaign was a resounding victory for Italy. But he was not there. He does not know what happened. He does not know that the ultimate truth is that history ought to consist only of the anecdotes of the little people who are caught up in it.
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Chapter 19
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(We lost the war and were saved only when the Germans invaded from Bulgaria and opened a second front that the Greeks had no resources to defend. We fought and froze and died for the sake of an empire that has no purpose...)
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