Why Does Maddalena Use Prostitution?
In his time at a local nightclub, Marcello bumps into his old friend Maddalena, a beautiful, radiant, and extremely affluent woman devoted to amusement and pleasure. Maddalena claims that because she is so wealthy, Rome is boring to her because she has done everything and anything possible. Marcello disagrees, stating Rome is a “jungle” where one can play various roles for amusement. The two later go on to use a prostitute in order to use her home to engage in their own physical relations. When they arrive at the prostitute’s house, the two wordlessly sleep together. This act is one that is carried out without emotion or passion; rather it is done due to Maddalena’s boredom of life. To Marcello, Maddalena provides him with only momentary