I m not scared
I'm not scared ( How does Ammaniti convey the courage of Michele?)
Ammaniti Niccolo is an author who wrote an extraordinary book called "I'm not scared," this book Is based in the year 1976 about a boy named Michele from Aqua Traverse Luciginano (Southern
Italy) who goes on the greatest and biggest adventure of his life to face evil, where we get to experience Ammaniti experiment with the playful and volatile world of childhood and give us an insight on what it would be like to be in Michelles shoes. His courage can be seen when he takes the forfeit for Barbara, or when he jumps in to save his mum from Felices bashings and the worst of all, going to the most dangerous place possible to save Filippo from the hole. Ammaniti conveys
Michele's courage in many different ways in his difficult situations which also lead him to what could be death at the end of the road. His compassion and natural sense of what is right and wrong are sure guides, despite his age, and fears. Michele draws upon a naïve but heroic sense of right and wrong as he accepts responsibilities. His humanity overwhelms his fears.
Michele's group of friends aren't what you would call a heAlthy and nice one especially when it comes to Barbara and her punishments. Though the one who always had to cop it the worst was
Barbara "...the lamb that took away the sins..." for the group. As always the kids had a competition and with Barbara as last she's left to do the punishment of pulling down her pants. Michele struggles to fight with himself in the situation knowing that whatever he does will end up turning bad anyways. If he barges into the punishment he could get one just as worse or worse than
Barbara's. Though one possibility which was haunting enough just thinking about it was he could've been kicked out of the group by skull for objecting. Skull had a temper which made
Micheles risk even bigger seemingly because all the kids in the small town were in the group. In the end Micheles inner courage and
Ammaniti Niccolo is an author who wrote an extraordinary book called "I'm not scared," this book Is based in the year 1976 about a boy named Michele from Aqua Traverse Luciginano (Southern
Italy) who goes on the greatest and biggest adventure of his life to face evil, where we get to experience Ammaniti experiment with the playful and volatile world of childhood and give us an insight on what it would be like to be in Michelles shoes. His courage can be seen when he takes the forfeit for Barbara, or when he jumps in to save his mum from Felices bashings and the worst of all, going to the most dangerous place possible to save Filippo from the hole. Ammaniti conveys
Michele's courage in many different ways in his difficult situations which also lead him to what could be death at the end of the road. His compassion and natural sense of what is right and wrong are sure guides, despite his age, and fears. Michele draws upon a naïve but heroic sense of right and wrong as he accepts responsibilities. His humanity overwhelms his fears.
Michele's group of friends aren't what you would call a heAlthy and nice one especially when it comes to Barbara and her punishments. Though the one who always had to cop it the worst was
Barbara "...the lamb that took away the sins..." for the group. As always the kids had a competition and with Barbara as last she's left to do the punishment of pulling down her pants. Michele struggles to fight with himself in the situation knowing that whatever he does will end up turning bad anyways. If he barges into the punishment he could get one just as worse or worse than
Barbara's. Though one possibility which was haunting enough just thinking about it was he could've been kicked out of the group by skull for objecting. Skull had a temper which made
Micheles risk even bigger seemingly because all the kids in the small town were in the group. In the end Micheles inner courage and