Jez's Blog

Few years after Captain Corelli leaves the island, he comes back to the island for Peligia. Things have changed since Captain Corelli leaves. First of all, Lemoni has grown into a fine young lady for no doubt. Further, no one have been seeing Mandras after the same night of Captain Corelli's departure, where Mandras last talked to Peligia. Some say he died of a broken heart. Yet others say he has started a family in Crete, an off-shore island of Greece, and is now a father of three children. The only person who knows the truth, perhaps, is Mandras' mother. However, she remains silent to any question about her son. Finally, The injury from the massive post-war earthquake that hits the island in 1953 slowly blinds The Doctor, Peligia's father. And so Peligia takes his place as a successful doctor of the island. Peligia is surprised to see Captain Corelli's returen. She is overwhelmed with joy. The couple realize that they couldn't live without each other. That night, Captain Corelli plays his mandolin to Peligia until she falls asleep on his shoulder. Then on the same day of the following week, they get married, and Lemoni makes a perfect made of honor.