Topic > Exploring character development through music in La Strada

Plays Il Matto in front of the nuns, before she and Zampanò go to sleep, and after Zampanò leaves her. By playing the song diegetically through his trumpet, Fellini is letting the audience know that she has learned what the Fool told her. The diegetic aspect of the sound emphasizes this message because it shows how the song has become a part of her and forces the other characters to interact and savor its beauty. The only character who doesn't like him is Zampanò. By not responding to Il Matto, or by responding negatively, Zampanò establishes himself as another incomplete character. His overall ambivalence towards the song defines him as another character who misjudges his values ​​in society because he overestimates his importance in society. Although he is overly confident that his life has meaning, he does not understand the importance of others, their feelings, nor does he know how to empathize with people, and instead is focused on his sole goal of performing for