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lilacerull0 · 20 days ago

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this is so poignant to me i can't even. + the fact that nino isn't wearing his glasses in the scene on the right as if to say that he is completely blind to the mechanisms of the world he will never be able to escape simply because he exists, but will be labelled equally incapable of ever truly comprehending its scale — in spite of endlessly discussing its impact. talking about the shop owners of naples suddenly proven to be entirely different from encountering them face to face, huh. something incredibly relevant about that.

#l'amica geniale #letters from stephanie*#the only time i ever feel an ounce of approval towards the solaras is when nino is in the room. at least they know who they are #and embody it completely. naturally the impact of their evil is significantly larger and worse on a more universal level #but on an individual level? they win a point from me when compared to nino #nino sarratore #michele solara #ferranteposting #it's devastating because this in-between state is what lenù lila and nino all have in common.#nino who left as a child elena who left as a young adult and lila who left to become signora carracci but never stopped being a cerullo #knowledge of wealth and poverty in both material and immaterial sense. but nino can never accept this #about himself and that exact sentiment is the origin of all of his evils. HE IS INSECURE.#look at him he can't say anything to michele... the smallest man who ever lived indeed

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