is a direct result of the cruel actions and betrayals by the people around him. With each action and betrayal more damaging than the last. It is not until the final moments that whatever remains of Michele’s innocence is finally destroyed by the cruelty of his very own father. The one person he trusted and loved the most‚ the man he believed "Was the boss of Acqua Traverse." (p.84) Michele’s innocence is present with the certain thought that the only real threats to children were creatures
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were born. Cruelty is constantly present in the relationship dynamic of Beloved and Sethe‚ who share a twisted relationship that parallels the relationship of slavery and those who were once oppressed by it. In Beloved‚ Morrison portrays Beloved as a physical representation of cruelty as she evokes the painful memories of slavery in those who can’t leave the past behind‚
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This is a profoundly moral tale of lost innocence and adult cruelty. Do you agree? 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. In the novel Michelle journeys from a joyful innocent child into a perceptive and wiser
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them when they fall. This quote reflects friendship and loyalty in an almost perfect way and never has a quote been falser than in Aqua Traverse where friendship and loyalty are non-existent for the residents. In Niccolo Ammaniti’s thriller novel I’m not scared the characters that are portrayed are shown to be Un-loyal and some of them worst friends Imaginable. The children inhabitants of Aqua Traverse are not a real child hood group of friends rather a group of kids that play together out of convenience
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The Kite Runner Explore how Khaled Hosseini presents descriptions of cruelty in the novel. You should focus in detail on one or two episodes. In your answer you should consider; Language choices and Narrative viewpoint. The novel `The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini explores and involves many themes. One of the key themes in this novel is that of Cruelty and Violence. An obvious element within this theme is how Hosseini addresses and explains the horrendous invasion that evolves Afghanistan. It
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Niccolo Ammaniti demonstrates in his popular novel‚ ’I’m Not Scared’‚ the role fear plays in people’s lives and their respective decisions. He discusses how fear is able to manipulate key character’s moral instincts and distort their interpretations of what is right. Fear is shown to be an extremely powerful underlying contributor to many of the situations that the characters find themselves in and the paths they chose to follow. Teresa‚ Pino and all the other adults of Aqua Traverse perfectly
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The texts that I have studied and prepared for my comparative course are: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte‚ Translations by Brian Friel‚ and I’m not scared directed by Gabriel Salvatores. When I address the cultural context of a text I refer to the worlds of the texts‚ the circumstances which face the plots and the characters of the texts. Some elements of the cultural context of each and every text are the world’s attitudes‚ social rituals‚ and structures. Coming to grips with the general norm
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Cruelty plays a pivotal role in main characters as they progress and mature throughout the plot and development of the story. In the epistolary classic‚ The Color Purple‚ author Alice Walker documents Celie’s experience from cruelty by her Georgia neighborhood‚ the people most closest to her‚ and the societal structure that impacts each of the characters. After being sent to marital consent by her stepfather‚ Alphonso‚ without her will‚ the fragile protagonist engages in friendships with powerful-minded
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Unit 1 Outcome 1 ‘Reading & Responding’ On completion of this unit the student should be able to identify and discuss key aspects of a set text‚ and to construct a response in written form Text ‘I’m Not Scared’ –Niccolo Ammaniti Mark Students will be awarded a mark out of 30 Duration 75 minutes (one period in class) SAC Task Details: * SAC will be in Week begining Friday 15 March * Students will be given two topics‚ they are to choose ONE and indicate it clearly on the
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The truest evil in I’m Not Scared is poverty and what it forces people to do The novel “I’m Not Scared” illustrates the harsh‚ brutal and dangerous lives of people living in Acqua Traverse. Author Niccolo Ammaniti reveals how people in Acqua Traverse overcome their strongest adversary‚ poverty. Individuals who are poverty-stricken are motivated to act against their moral code to achieve a higher standard of living. Some will overcome this malicious force by acting against their moral conscience
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