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Character Development in "Il colombre" di Dino Buzzati

La storia ruota attorno a Stefano Roi e al suo incontro con il misterioso colombre, una creatura leggendaria che incute timore. Il giovane Stefano, inizialmente affascinato e spinto da una forte passione per il mare, scopre presto che la sua curiosità e il desiderio di scoperta sono ostacolati dalla paura sia sua che dei suoi genitori nei confronti del colombre.

Character Development in

Stefano Roi

Name the character


Type in the name of the character whose change throughout the story you are going to analyze.

Example: Nick Carraway.

BEHAVIOR

Character's behavior
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Think of the character's behavior at the beginning of the story and look for the way it changed throughout the story.

Paura dei pericoli del mare

The reason for the change in behavior


Type in the explanation for the character's change of behavior.
Example: He became so involved with dishonest and careless people that he began to resemble them.

Timore di essere perseguitato dal colombre

The reason for the change in behavior


What caused the character to change the first behavior you mentioned? Type in the reason for the change.
Example: 'because no one else was interested ', and he felt Gatsby shouldn't be left alone in his last moments.

Allontanamento dal mare aperto

Change in behavior


In what way did the character change the other behavior(s) you mentioned? Type in a relevant quote.
Example: 'You said a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad driver? Well, I met another bad driver, didn't I? I mean it was careless of me to make such a wrong guess. I thought you were rather an honest, straightforward person. I thought it was your secret pride.' - Jordan Baker telling Nick he is as dishonest as the rest of them.

Prudenza

Change in behavior


How did the character change the first behavior you mentioned? Type in a quote to prove your statement.
Example: Nick assumes whole responsibility for Gatsby's funeral arrangements, 'with that intense personal interest to which every one has some vague right at the end.'

Desiderio di scoperta

Initial behavior


What is the character's behavior at the beginning of the story? Type in a relevant quote for your statement.
Example: Nick seems to be an honest person, calling himself 'one of the few honest people that I have ever known'.

Entusiasmo

Initial behavior


How does the character act at the beginning of the story? Provide evidence from the story to support your statement.
Example: Nick shows his immature side as he leaves to New York in order to avoid 'being rumored into marriage' with his girlfriend.

FEELINGS

Character's feelings
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Focus on the way the character's feelings are presented at the beginning and at the end of the story, while explaining why they have changed.

CAUSE
Timore di essere rincorso dall'animale magico

The reason for the change of feelings


Why did the character changed his feelings? Type in the answer.
Example: the East lost his appeal due to the shallowness, carelessness and corruption.

Paura dei genitori nei confronti del leggendario colombre

The reason for the change of feelings


What caused the character to change the first belief you mentioned?Type in the reason for the change.
Example: disgust towards the lack of morality in the Buchanan family.

AFTER
Limitazione nei viaggi

Change of feelings


How did the character change the other belief(s) you mentioned? Type in a relevant quote for his change.
Example: 'Winter night and the real snow, our snow(...)We drew in deep breaths of it . . . unutterably aware of our identity with this country for one strange hour before we melted indistinguishably into it again. That's my middle-west.' - Nick on the purity and integrity of Midwest.

Cautela negli spostamenti in mare

Change of feelings


Regarding the first initial feeling you mentioned, in what way did the character change this belief? Type in a quote to support your statement.
Example: 'They are a rotten crowd. You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.' - Nick criticizing the Buchanans.

BEFORE

Curiosità

Initial feelings


What was the character's initial belief? Type in a relevant quote.
Example: 'seems like the ragged edge of the universe' - Nick talking about Midwest, the place where he grew up.

Passione per il mare

Initial feelings


How does the character feel about a certain subject at the beginning of the story? Provide evidence from the story to support your statement.
Example: 'Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope.'

Il Colombre

Title


Type in the title of the literary work that introduces the character.

Example: The Great Gatsby.

Dino Buzzati

Author


Type in the name of the book's author.

Example: F. Scott Fitzgerald.