<span>Rather than tell people that Winterbourne is basically having a mistress while away in Geneva, his friends decide to simply just tell people that he is away studying. This also helps to prevent Winterbourne from sounding like the typical rich, idle slacker that people often associate with the wealthy.</span>
<span>shifts the responsibility for sinful behavior off of the sinners suggests that all people are powerless to resist the forces of love implies that Francesca and Paolo were manipulated into a love affair</span>
