The chorus further idealises the city and the period, with it being described as " A time of peace, a spring of youth / No guns, no war, no disco / Just lovely flowers in your hair ".
12.
This society has fallen prey to shabby forces of greed and acquisition that are embodied by Edward Ponderevo, who idealises Napoleon and who muses superficially about " [ t ] his Overman idee, Nietzsche all that stuff . " The trashy emptiness of Edward's ideal of life is expressed in his absurd attempt to build a vast mansion at Crest Hill.
13.
Although he thinks there is little meaning in life, he is fascinated with the strength and vastness of the sea as he thinks it has internal order of life . Chief also explains him that the sea is more permissible than any of the few other permissible things . Therefore, he idealises Ryuji who lives and works in the ship.
14.
Velasco has the opposite problem from Alphonso : he idealises his love for Salassa, terming her " the deity I adore; " he allows her to dominate their relationship . ( Velasco's friend and admirer Lodovico has a low opinion of Salassa, calling her a " frail commodity, " a " paraquetto, " a " wagtail . " ) Salassa indulges in her power over Velasco by asking him to give up all combat and conflict, or even wearing a sword and defending his reputation, for a period of two years.
