“I’m Not Scared”‚ written by Niccolo Ammaniti‚ is a tale about Michele‚ a nine year old boy who lives in the small Italian town of Acqua Traverse where he stumbles upon a hole which has a shocking discovery in it. This unknowingly throws Michele into a world of danger. How great is this danger? It’s dangerous enough that everyone becomes a victim of one type or another. Filippo‚ the kidnapped boy‚ is a victim of kidnap. Michele‚ the protagonist‚ is a victim of bribery and violence. Papa‚ Michele’s
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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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struggles and steady move towards good in the face of evil. Some character values through the novel are disintegrated through fear‚ whereas Michele‚ rose above them because of his concern for others and loyalty. His decisions are generally the right ones. His compassion and natural sense of what is right and wrong are sure guides‚ despite his age‚ naivety and fears. Michele draws upon a naïve but heroic sense of right and wrong as he accepts responsibilities‚ His humanity overwhelms his fears. Paragraph
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Although Michele experiences fear‚ he never lets his fear override his moral convictions. Discuss. In the novel ‘I’m Not Scared’ by Niccolo Ammaniti‚ depicts a sense of Michele’s ethical struggles and steady move towards good in the face of evil. Through experiences‚ some people’s values through the book are disintegrated through fear‚ whereas others‚ such as Michele’s rose above it‚ because of his concern for others and loyalty. Michele manages to do a whole lot better in ethical terms than the
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the overwhelming summer heat of 1978‚ Michele Amitrano is nine-years old and he lives in the tiny hamlet Acqua Traverse‚ an unidentified region in southern Italy‚ composed of a clutch of houses encircled by vast expanses of wheat-fields. "Two houses on one side‚ two on the other and a road‚ rough and full of holes‚ in the middle." While the grown-ups take refuge indoors behind drawn blinds because there is no source of fresh water in Acqua Traverse‚ Michele Amitrano is trudging about through the
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Nicolo Ammaniti’s coming of age novel‚ ‘I’m not scared’‚ emphasises people’s capacity for evil and self-destruction however it also demonstrates certain people’s ability to show compassion and selflessness. Michele learns that cruelty exists in the real world and not just in his imagination when his father tells him that: “It’s men you should be afraid of‚ not monsters.” Bullying and poverty‚ which are explored throughout the novel‚ also illustrate man’s ability to be evil and to cause self-destruction;
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I’m Not Scared Major Character Descriptions 1. Michele Amitrano- Michele’s compassion is his most projecting characteristic that makes him appealing to the reader. Throughout the novel‚ he exhibits empathy well beyond his years‚ often making readers forget that he is just nine. This can be seen clearly in three main instances. First‚ when he goes after his sister when she has fallen over (pg. 4) despite his own fears. Secondly‚ offering to complete the forfeit in place of Barbra when Skull forces
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