narrative. The protagonist in this novel is Michele‚ a 9 year old boy who accidentally stumbles upon a young boy who is being held ransom. Throughout the novel Michele visits and as the story progresses Michele finds out that his ‘Papa’ and all the adults in Acqua Traverse are holding the young boy ransom. As Michele develops as a character we see the contrast of loyalty and betrayal. We are shown this particularly at the novels climax as Michele’s loyalty
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because she considered her as a best friend. Michele admired Terri’s life as Terri introduced her to different things. One of them was the CB radio. They played with it‚ looking for older boys‚ and they came up with cute nicknames for themselves‚ but that’s when Michele shortly found out what Terri really thought of her. Terri described her as having Indian features and said cruel things about her behind her back and that’s when Michele felt betrayed. Michele was at Terri’s house when she overheard
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Ammaniti’s I’m not scared does the job beautifully in the novel form‚ and thankfully‚ it tackles the challenge in the film adaptation as well; the director’s smartest move was to film the proceedings solely from the perspective of Michele. He does so by focusing primarily on Michele throughout the film‚ his emotions‚ reactions‚ and even the ways he registers what is around him. The movie‚ however‚ does not put a heavy emphasis on Michele’s relationship with his father‚ thus making it difficult for the viewer
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Im NOT scared QUESTIONS 1. Micheles group: · Maria micheles sister‚ little follower‚ copy cat · Skull oldest group member (aged 12)‚ chief‚ gives orders‚ strong‚ brave · Salvatore micheles best friend‚ wealthy‚ kept to himself · Barbara fat · Michele standstill‚ nine years old 2. The children filled their days with riding bikes‚ playing football‚ steal-the-flag‚ one-two-three-star and lounging around doing nothing. 3. Acqua traverse consists of a welcome sign painted blue displaying
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this foreshadows that we’re going to read about a journey of discovering real evil and the loss of innocence. "He had fallen into darkness" the literal meaning of this part is Michele had fallen into a hole which is dark . The symbolic meaning is‚ he had stumbled into evil. 2. The novel opens with the scene in which Michele must choose between winning a race and helping his sister Maria. what conflicts
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justo’ • Ferma (stop) – Michele • I’ll pay up. I came last – Michele’s moral righteousness is evident at the start • ‘Your heavy’ & ‘Did you do your push ups?’ – CC‚ Pino judges Michele in terms of his masculinity and physical strength • So they bury him and he remains in the belly of the earth among secrets‚ corpses‚ bones‚ skeletons and darkness – Michele’s active imagination – his coping mechanism • If you want to do as you please then leave. Get lost! – Pino banishes Michele when the shoe sales
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throughout the text‚ mainly by the character of Michele as he is forced to make decisions that reflect his inherently mature perceptions of morality. An example of this is when Michele and his friends are engaging in a rapidly intensive running race‚ yet when his sister Maria falls over‚ instead of pushing on in an attempt to secure victory he remains behind to help his younger sister. This same sense of responsibility to the ethical is evident‚ when Michele breaks on oath to his father‚ even after the
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Marie‚ she was taken out of custody of her parents and was adopted by Michele Surprenant. Doctors gave Marie a grim prognosis. They said she would need constant medical attention the rest of her life and she wouldn’t be able to walk or even stand up. Luckily for Marie‚ her mother‚ Michele didn’t accept that prognosis. Realizing that there wasn’t any help available in the United States‚ Michele searched for help overseas. Michele found an alternative in India where they were treating Spinal Cord
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Is Michele a flawless (无瑕疵的; 无裂缝的; 无缺点的)hero? Stacey As far as I am concerned‚ Michele isn’t a flawless hero. Nobody is completely perfect. Although Michele has strong moral convictions‚ the entire community of Aqua Traverse does not have. He also has his own defect‚ such as his greedy (for) things and disloyalty and betrayal to filippo. At the beginning of story‚ when Michele discovers Filippo‚ he doesn’t show any normal feelings. He just think the boy in the hole is his because he finds
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While playing in the countryside‚ ten-year-old Michele discovers Filippo‚ a boy chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole‚ being held for ransom. Filippo is confused and apathetic‚ and talks very little. The kidnappers have told him that he is dead and he believes it. Filippo appears to suffer from cotard delusion. He has been kept in the dark for months and therefore cannot stand much light now. Michele visits him regularly‚ and brings him water and bread‚ and once takes
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