ath in the war, along with much violence. Frederick dives into the river trying to "wash away" his life of war. He has deserted the army to return to Catherine. They find eachother again in the town of Stresa. After they are reunited, the rain stops and there is light. They escape from Italy and head towards Switzerland. Now the will start their happy life together because their involvement in the war is over. They are living in the mountains by a lake. They talk of marriage, but Catherine would like to wait until the baby is born so she'll be thin. Frederick grows a beard so that he feels "manly". Catherine goes into labor and is in suffering much pain. Frederick is hurting with her. The doctor has already told her she has a small pelvis, so she hopes for a small baby. Her labor pains have gotten much worse and when the baby is born, it is already dead and Catherine is hemorrhaging. She dies. After she is dead, Frederick comes in to see her. He has not yet accepted that death is the end of everything. When he looks at her, it is like "saying goodbye to a statue". He realizes that when trust is put into something, like his love for Catherine, it can be easily defeated....
