Nicolo Ammaniti's I M Not Scared

CHAPTER 6: Michele wakes up to find that Sergio is gone, it details that his bed is unmade and his cigarette packet is empty. He opens his suitcase and there is some clothes, a bottle of purfume, a flask of Stock 84, lots of photographs, it also had an exercise book, it was Fillipo's. It had a story of him and his papa. Michele goes to Salvatore's house. He speaks to his sisters then to Salvatore. He plays Sabbuteo (a soccer game with him). Michele offers to trade something with Salvatore. He has nothing to trade so then he offers to trade him a secret. Salvatore has no interest in the secret. But gives him the team anyway. Later on, Michele goes to see Fillipo, but Felice finds him and beats him up. He gets dragged into the car and Salvatore was at the wheel. Salvatore had betrayed Michele for a driving lesson. Felice brings Michele home, immediately he gets into a fight with Mama, she does not like how Felice has hit her boy. She fights mama but then Papa gets home and fights Felice. Mama then puts Michele to sleep. Later on papa wakes up Michele and says everythings going to be alright and never ever to see Fillipo ever again.

She returns to discussing the match with Francesco’s daughter and states that she likes the fact that Francesco has participated in government, even if his positions have not been important ones. This statement conveys how much of a factor status and power were when considering a spouse and the spouse’s family.

Bassanio recieves a letter from Antonio which informs Bassanio that he has lost his money and and as a result he has no money to repay Shylock. Therefore he has to forfeit a pound of flesh to Shylock. Bassanio tells Portia what has happenedand she orders him to take six thousand ducats and go Venice and pay Shylock. After Bassanio left, Portia and Nerissa leave for Venice.

Ammaniti’s novel I’m Not Scared set in Acqua Traverse, Italy 1978 is a powerful text, which explores relevant social themes and issues. Besides being a tale of adult cruelty and lost innocence we cannot ignore the role in which loyalty and betrayal play in the novel. These central themes make this novel a compelling text.

          Florence- Florence is one of Atonio’s friends. Although he does not believe in God, he attends catechism lessons with his friends. Florence’s mother died when he was three. Afterwards, his father slowly killed himself with alcohol. His sisters are now prostitutes at Rosie’s house. He asks Antonio insightful questions that point out the gaps in the Catholic Religion. When Antonio becomes

Despite the devastating blow of Geremio’s death, his wife Annunziata does not lose faith, though she is doubtful about how the family will manage to survive without him. She initially counts on help from her brother Luigi, but the subsequent maiming of his legs in another Job accident leaves Annunziata and her eight children destitute. It is now the responsibility of Paul, at twelve years old the eldest male of the family, to seek provision for all of

2. Michele notices that the saucepan was exactly the same as one he had at home, one that he and Maria had bought with their mother when shopping at a market in Lucignano. When getting home later that day he searches for the saucepan and discovers that it is missing from their house.

Escaping from Alessandro is almost impossible, though Giovanni, a Jew has to accomplish it in order to save his family. Clarke sixteen and Bella seventeen are everything that he has left. He is not going to lose someone again that he loves. Giovanni’s wife, Ashley had died one month ago. She had caught an infection from the deadly plague that is spreading all across Europe called the “Black Death.” Europeans believe that the Jews are poisoning wells, which is killing thousands of people. Therefore all the Jews are being killed. Giovanni’s family is the second one in line to be

Michele and Filippo, even though they are the same age are very different. Their upbringings are contrasting. Filippo is obviously from a rich background. He speaks of his electric train set (pg. 86). His mother, after appealing to his kidnappers on TV, appears to be in ‘a big leather armchair in a room full of books' (pg. 86). Michele's upbringing is the complete opposite. His bike, The Crock, is old and previously belonged to Pino (pg. 6), and he longs for a new one, however understands his family cannot afford it. He shares a corridor-turned room with his sister and his house is small. Despite all the differences in their lifestyle, Michele and Filippo share many of the same personal attributes, like honesty. Their actions and thoughts also depict a very same innocence, and childlike imagination.

Count Olaf is a villain who the children used to live with, until he was caught trying to steal the fortune left behind by their parents. They try to warn Uncle Monty. They manage to talk to Monty alone the day before their trip to Peru, but Monty is convinced that Stephano is a spy trying to steal information from his research and fails to understand their claims that Stephano is Olaf. He tears up Stephano's ticket to Peru. The following morning, the Baudelaires discover Monty's dead body. Stephano still tries to take the children to Peru, where he aims to find a way to get his hands on their fortune. However, as they are leaving the estate, Stephano's car crashes into Mr. Poe's car. They return to the house, where Poe and Stephano discuss what to do with the children. Mr. Poe refuses to believe the children when they say Stephano is Count Olaf in disguise, as Stephano lacks a tattoo of an eye on his ankle. Dr. Lucafont arrives and performs an autopsy, claiming Monty was killed by the Mamba du

Because of this, they threaten to cut off both of his ears. With an obstacle appearing in their way, the kidnappers make an even worse threat in hopes that Filippo’s family will cave in and give them the

Trimalchio ends the night by kissing a good looking slave causing a fight between him and Fortunata. Trimalchio says some really rude and hurtful things about Forunata over such a little incident. Trimalchio makes it difficult for anyone to get close to him or trust him because he can change his whole in just a moment. Trimalchio then tells his whole life story and then lays on the couch and told his guests to pretend he’s dead.

The mood, however, was dampened by the recent death of the king. Alcoholic beverages were not served the first day of feasting, and the dinner was light. As the week of celebration continued, it seemed as if perhaps the king’s death had been accepted and forgotten. On the third day of celebration, a mysterious man appeared from Sachiletti, a city in the distant Roman Empire. The man’s name was Geraldo Colletti, and he was even more striking than the princess’s previous lover. He was charming in nearly every aspect, and the princess loved him at once. That evening, he told her that he needed to speak with her security council about the threat that the Romans presented to the kingdom. This statement was greeted with a look of confusion from the princess, for she could not understand why he would need to speak with the security council. She, being a new and overprotective leader, declined this request, and instead invited the man to stay in the castle for the

Benedetto/ Andrea Cavalcanti- After an affair between Villefort and Danglars, a Benedetto is born and is buried alive, but is saved by Bertuccio. Benedetto is then raised by Bertuccio’s sister in law, and

Portia and Nerissa show up disguised, respectively as a young lawyer and a clerk, just as the Duke is ready to allow Shylock to claim his bond. In the meanwhile, Bassanio tries to cheers up Antonio by saying that he will force the Jew to take his own flesh, blood and bones before the before Antonio loses a drop of blood but Antonio says that he is the tainted sheep and the rotten fruit. As Shylock prepares his knife, Gratiano loses his cool and abuses him calling him wolf-like with ravenous