I Malavoglia (1881)

I Malavoglia (1881)

Type in the name of the book you have read.

opera verista

In contrast to the main idea, the theme is the message, lesson or moral of the book.

Some tips to find out the theme of the book easier:

• Try to find it while you are reading. It may be stated or implied.
• Think about how the characters reacted to obstacles.
• Think about the important decisions that the characters made.
• Think about the characters growing or changing throughout the book.

verismo

cioè rappresenta la realtà così com'è

messaggio

Type the main events of the book, classifying them in: events from the beginning, events from the middle, and events from the end of the book.

Describe the story visually. Add a representative picture for each of them.

PESSIMISMO ANTIPROGRESSISTA

il progresso è impedito alle fasce della popolazione più deboli, qualsiasi cosa esse facciano

Type the main events from the beginning.

Add a representative picture for each of them.

es. I Malavoglia, famiglia di classe sociale bassa, cerca di evolvere economicamente e socialmente ma la società non glielo permette

scontro tra 2 ideologie

valori del paese

ottusi, pettegoli

valori della famiglia

Take notes while you read the book. Write here your favorite quotes from the book.

onestà, spirito di sacrificio, senso della famiglia

ambientazioni

"provvidenza"

la barca della famiglia

"casa del nespolo"

The main idea is what the book is mostly about.

Some tips to find out the main idea of a book easier:

• Read the title.
• Look for the text features.
• Figure out if you are reading a fiction or a non fiction book.
• Think about some examples that support this idea.

la dimora della famiglia

in quale epoca è ambientato

Type the names of the book characters. Start with the main character.

Draw arrows to represent the relationship between them and if it is possible write on them what they represent for each other (if they are relatives, friends, lovers, enemies etc.)

1861 (Unità d'Italia)

albero genealogico

Take notes while you read the book. Type here the resources, books, or websites that the author mentioned and you want to check out later.

nonno (Padron 'Ntoni)

figlio (Bastianazzo) e la moglie (Maruzza)

5 nipoti (di cui solo uno, Alessio, riuscirà a superare le avversità)

protagonisti

What is the reason why the author wrote the book?

i malavoglia

la famiglia Toscano

che vive ad Acitrezza (Sicilia)

autore

Who is the author of the book? Type in his/her name.

Giovanni Verga

che inserisce l'opera nel "ciclo de vinti"

insieme di 5 opere che parla della lotta alla sopravvivenza dei "vinti", cioè dei "perdenti"