In the novel I’m Not Scared by Niccolo Amanniti, Pino Amitrano or otherwise spoken of as Papa is portrayed as a malicious villain who commits an unspeakable crime of kidnap and with the doing so betrays his own son. Pino started off as a man with morals and honor who wholeheartedly loved his family. Although this love lead him to become evil, as the desire for a richer life turned him to become a man with materialistic views which thus made him extremely greedy. As his fake persona vanishes his descend into darkness is clearly shown throughout the novel with the acts he commits to become cruel and vicious, especially towards Michele and Filippo.
At the beginning of the novel, Pino (Papa) was perceived to be a short yet strong “boss” (in Michele’s words) of Aqua Traverse, who cared greatly for the ones he loved; but to be later proven that “Papa was the bogeyman.”(pg. 87) It was hard to spot at the start how he could be involved in such a horrific kidnapping of a nine year old, innocent boy, as he was show to be an loving family man who showed his love with gifts, humor and generally being the father/husband of ones dreams. Such as, after Pino arrived home from his long work trip he gifted the children with a Gondola that would sit on the TV and also for Maria, the youngest child, a new pair of glasses. Pino also made kind gestures like going to fetch the water instead of one Teresa having to and helping solve the children’s dilemma with a game of “soldiers draw”. All these affectionate gestures showed no evil within Pino until he started to become angrier and distant. The anger and distance he put between himself and others grew to the point where he lost himself, he forgot who he was and the appropriate ways to act now he had a...
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...the reality of the impacts of his actions really brings out his hidden wicked traits. The adults even played a game of soldiers draw to decide who would kill the boy. Pino was chosen, and as the end of the book neared so did Filippo’s life, if not for Michele who took the bullet instead.
The novel really goes into depth on how one man could succumb to the pressures and stresses of life to become greedy and evil. Throughout we see a clear flow of Pino’s change from a loving family man to a cruel, maniacal person that would do anything for money. He leaves his morals and honorable traits behind in hope that he could justify reasoning to kidnapping and ruining the rest of Filippo’s life. Not to mention the involvement and the abrupt treatment of his own son Michele, who once trusted and looked up to him. The summer of 1978 is one that Aqua Traverse will never forget.
Meaning, this book would be perfect to teach students life lessons that are important. Three of the themes that are good life lessons are: family, perseverance and survival, and humanization and dehumanization. All of these are found throughout the whole book which makes them hard to forget. Family is shown throughout the book because when Enrique’s mom leaves, all Enrique wants to do is to be with her. A short summary from Litcharts.com explains why family is such a big theme throughout the whole book. “Enrique’s Journey, as its title indicates, is the non-fiction story of a 17-year-old boy’s struggle to travel across Mexico to the United States to reunite with his mother. The events depicted in the book are set in motion by an initial instance of abandonment: Lourdes’ difficult decision to leave Enrique and his sister Belky in Honduras, while she seeks work in the United States to send money back to her family.” This whole quote shows, even though it was a hard choice for Lourdes, it was the right one because it was to help her family. Another theme that was found in the book that is a good lesson is about perseverance and survival. Survival is a trait everyone has, but this book highlights its importance, especially on the trains. Litcharts.com says, “He gives himself a time limit that shows his perseverance and the gravity of his decision: he will make it to his mother even if it takes a year. Despite the dangerous circumstances jumping trains, facing corrupt policemen, immigration checkpoints and officers, bandits, and gangsters, Enrique persists.” This teaches the readers that it is important to push through every difficulty no matter what, and that it is highly significant to survive to achieve the goal. The last theme that is found in Enrique’s Journey that is a good lesson for readers is dehumanization and humanization. This theme is found
“Who ever gets a thousand points wins the prize, which is a real tank.”(Life is Beautiful) People could say this is just how Guido is, everything is a joke to him, but to me he knew what was going to happen to them and seeing a smile on his sons face wouldn’t just help his son but everyone there with them. Even when Joshua knew there were no more children let if in the camp and that something was wrong Guido told him “well that’s because they are hiding they don’t want to caught and lose the game, they are very good at this game.”(Life is Beautiful) I believe that Guido was right in every action he took in the film because why would you want your son to know at just a young age of all the evil in the world and that his little life was about to come to an end. I am one to always make a bad situation into a funny one and make people laugh because I believe that life is to short to be upset or mad. This could also be when at funeral receptions when family and friends get up to talk about stories of the person’s life, they are usually funny stories to
There is a section of the story where Rappaccini puts on a mask, but when he still believes tending ...
Both stories exemplify the thrill inherent to the ability of exerting dominance over a human being to alter them to a perfect, insuperable counterpart. Rappaccini, though possessing paternal sentiments for his daughter,
Othello avoids all irrelevancies and the action moves swiftly from the first scene to the denouement. We never get lost in a multiplicity of incidents or a multitude of characters. Our attention remains centered on the arch villainy of Iago and his plot to plant in Othello’s mind a corroding belief in his wife’s faithlessness. (viii)
Pinocchio had a very interesting life, first as a marionette, then as a donkey, and last but not least, a boy. He knew hardship and pain, he knew sorrow and joy, but he is a prime example of what could figuratively happen to everyone who follows his path. The author seems to have been showing us how to change our lives. Pinocchio could be anyone who does not do what they should.
This film goes back and forth between what is reality and what is fantasy. To the people watching the film it becomes difficult to decipher what is really reality and what is fantasy. If you watch the film closely some say that Guido touches his nose when he switches from reality to fantasy while others have no idea what the difference...
The role of a father could be a difficult task when raising a son. The ideal relationship between father and son perhaps may be; the father sets the rules and the son obeys them respectfully. However it is quite difficult to balance a healthy relationship between father and son, because of what a father expects from his son. For instance in the narratives, “Death of a Salesman,” and “Fences” both Willy and Troy are fathers who have a difficult time in earning respect from their sons, and being a role model for them. Between, “Death of a Salesman,” and “Fences,” both protagonists, Willy and Troy both depict the role of a father in distinctive ways; however, in their struggle, Willy is the more sympathetic of the two.
...oke about is the consequence of a man gone insane. He truly wanted to kill Fortunato but in a way that wouldn’t leave blood on his hands, so he cemented him into a small corner of the wine cellar. It was an evil act that displayed the ugly face of revenge.
All of the violence in this story revolves around the deception of Iago. Iago has a built up rage because he feels that he did not get the recognition that he deserved from Othello when he was not named lieutenant and Cassio was. The first obvious form of physical violence that occurred was when recently named lieutenant, Cassio fought Roderigo in Act two Scene three. Iago persuaded Cassio to drink even though he didn't want to. Cassio's drunkenness caused him to act differently and start a fight with Roderigo. Cassio says, "A knave teach me my duty! I'll beat the knave into a twiggen bottle (p. 48)." At this point he strikes Roderigo much to the dismay of Governor Montano. Montano tries to stop Cassio from inflicting any more pain on Roderigo, but Cassio says, "Let me go, sir; or I'll knock you o'er the mazzard (p. 48)." Montano lets Cassio go and at this point he and Roderigo fight. This fight ultimately leads to the dismissal of Cassio as Othello's lieutenant. This instance specifically shows how Iago's manipulation leads Cassio to mental insanity, and causes him to become physically violent.
“Guido the father and son were forced to the Concentration camp but Guido persuades Giosue through the camp to believe that it's a really tough game to survive and win an award of a tank, ( Benigni). Giosue a little boy who doesn't know much about what's going on gets persuade that the camp is a game to win a tank goes through times in the camp where he wants to go home but doesn't know he was abandoned and his family was forced. Giosue later loses his dad and after freedom from the camp, Giosue was able to live his normal life on with his mom who was still
Throughout the story, Juvencio seems very selfish. He never cares about anyone besides himself and what happens to him, which causes him many problems with those who care about him. His selfishness creates a divide between him and his family. This is shown in the first few paragraphs of the story, “‘All right, I'll go. But if they decide to shoot me too, who will take care of my wife and kids?’ ‘Providence will take care of them. You go now and see what you can do for me. That's what matters.’” Even this early on in the story, Juan Rulfo shows the reader how self-centered Juvencio is, that he would tell his son to endanger his life to save Juvencio’s own life. Juvencio states to Justino that saving him matters more than the safety of Justino or his family. Juan Rulfo also shows that Juvencio’s selfishness makes his son less ready to help him by describing Justino having an inner conflict about whether to take the risk of helping his father. Justino almost doesn’t help his father, showing that he is losing empathy for his father as a result of Juvencio’s selfishness and self-centered lifestyle. Juan Rulfo uses this scene to illustrate his theme related to selfishness. There are also a few examples of Juvencio’s lack of empathy in this story, including the scene in which Juvencio talks about his crime, showing a total lack of caring for any other human
...who wronged Tayo and his friends profoundly, he chose not accomplish it. He was also able to see deeper into the event that are happening in the world and how everything always has purpose or a deeper meaning, realizing that finding out and correcting the faults within ourselves will solve humanity’s problems instead of blaming it on each other. Tayo’s finally knew himself and now knows the world itself.
In my opinion, there are three main turning points of the story, these are: (1) The death of her Paolo’s only son and company in her home. (2) The plan to avenge the death (3) The actual execution of the plan. The climax of the story “A Vendetta” was the widow disguised as a man travels to the accused workshop with the dog. The widow pushes the door of the workshop open and cried “"Hey! Nicolas!" …. Off, off, bite him, bite him!”.
...r the reader to notice the parallels between them and the differences from everyone else. He also does this so that we can see the contribution it has on the characters. The madness of each individual is not itself realistic, but the idea that death, grievance, and revenge can drive someone to do things that seem to be mad or make them do things out of their nature.