Tito leads a small band of men who occupy the territories surrounding Casa Alpina. Tito and his men claim to be partisan soldiers who fight on behalf of the people of Italy, though in reality there are brutes and thieves. Pino first encounters Tito at the inn in Madesimo and then again at Casa Alpina. Both times, Tito tries to get Pino to submit to his will through violence. The first time, Tito succeeds. The second time, though, Pino triumphs by getting Tito’s gun away from him. Tito appears one last time at the end of the novel when Carletto and Pino are transporting Leyers to the Austrian border. Just before Pino, Carletto, and Leyers reach their destination, Tito and his men show up and attempt to take revenge on Pino. However, Leyers shoots Tito, and Carletto guns down his men.
Tito Quotes in Beneath a Scarlet Sky
The Beneath a Scarlet Sky quotes below are all either spoken by Tito or refer to Tito. 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 12
Quotes
“Pino was quiet for a long time before saying, “Father, is it a sin if I’m asking myself if I did the right thing in not killing that man?”
The priest said, “No, it is not a sin, and you did the right thing not killing him.”
Related Characters:
Pino Lella (speaker), Father Re (speaker), Tito
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Tito Character Timeline in Beneath a Scarlet Sky
The timeline below shows where the character Tito appears in Beneath a Scarlet Sky. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 9
...trails and then steals his boots and money. Later, Pino learns the man’s name is Tito and that the group only pretends to be partisans when they are really just criminals....
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Chapter 10
...the fire, and then steps outside. Suddenly, he hears an explosion from inside and realizes Tito or one of his men placed an explosive in the fireplace. Later, Father Re and...
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Chapter 12
...1944, Pino wakes up and hears loud voices outside. He leaves his room to find Tito pointing a gun at Father Re and demanding money and resources. Father Re agrees to...
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Pino picks up Tito’s rifle and points it at him. Tito orders his men to kill Pino and Father...
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Chapter 34
...this exchange, Pino nears the rendezvous point. However, there is still one last hurdle left: Tito. On the road to their destination, Pino comes across Tito and six other men, all...
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Tito recognizes Pino and tells him that he plans to kill him. Tito comes up to...
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