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I M Not Scared By Niccolo Ammaniti
In the novel I’m Not Scared, a devastatingly authentic portrayal of childhood, by the Italian author Niccolo Ammaniti, the isolated and poor world of Aqua Traverse appears to be profoundly immoral and wicked, however despite the adult cruelty and evilness, not all characters behave immorally. The novel protagonist, Michele Amitrano shows the real morality and courage when he saves Filippo Carducci and Teresa Amitrano, Michele’s’ mother, tried to stop the inhumane kidnapping, however she failed inexorably to stop this tragic climax in the patriarchal society of Aqua Traverse and on the other side, the greed and poverty of the world influences the adults to be evil, hypocritical and deceitful characters.
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