For example bicycle thieves; the neorealist movement itself was a reaction to the horrific standards of living to which Italy was subjected due to the upheaval of the war. Bicycle Thieves portrays the economic turmoil of Italy at the time and the moral chaos of its society. There is a significant message regarding the working class. The idea of ​​conflict and individual struggle is tiny compared to the struggle conveyed by the masses. Such notions are evident when Ricco and his wife Maria pawn their sheets in an attempt to reclaim Ricco's bicycle. The audience is faced with a shot of the pawnbroker climbing onto a huge shelf to toss Ricco and Maria's bedding among many hundreds of others. Thus reaffirming the idea of ​​a working society and not just individual perplexities. This idea is confirmed again in the film's ending; while Ricco and his son Bruno disappear into the crowd, suggesting to the viewer that this is just a story of economic struggle between thousands. Bicycle Thief is an example of the integration of economics in the film but also refers to development ...