A series of dissolves followed - these were perceived to be the first items Letty saw in the bachelor home of her new husband:a pile of dust-covered, dirty dishes in a sinka table-top with a glowing lantern, two dusty bottles (one upright, one lying flat), and some dirty plates of foodLetty - isolated and standing in the midst of the shack, while perceiving her new surroundingsLige was now Letty's new husband - and she surveyed her new modest and messy home.Dialectical or dichotomous oppositions are commonplace as hematic elements: sunrise/sunset, day/night, good/evil, sun/moon, corruption/purity, peace/violence, the country/the city, the Old World/the New World, nature/culture, sensuality/innocence, the blonde, faithful peasant wife/the dark sultry city vamp orfemme fatale, and sin/redemption.In the Princess' place, he was surprised to find the Big Bad Wolf (dressed in grandmother's clothing) reclining in bed, readingPork Illustrated.]:Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome, Fremde, etranger, stranger...Happy to see you...Welcome...To Cabaret.Simultaneously, as a railway train arrives at the Berlin station, the MC adds that "life is beautiful" in the club, although that is far from the truth:"Leave your troubles outside.The natives are rounded up and herded off as forced soldiers or slave laborers.A distraught Rose helplessly watches as her shattered, fragile older brother deliriously suffers a fever and nervous breakdown.