ITA233H1 Final: BLACK MADONNA Final EXAM NOTES
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Traditions are rendered with much attention, as well as the differences between. Black madonna final exam notes generations, the theme of belonging or not belonging. The dramatism of the whole novel is built around assunta and her relationship with her children. Not being able to learn english, assunta cannot perfectly communicate with her own son and daughter and finds herself limited to her italian friends. The breach between mother and children gets enlarged. Only after her death and after opening thehope chestwill marie and joey discover the cause of their mother"s behaviour and will they accept their italian heritage. Marie wearing the black dress and joey building a pyramid are clear acceptances of their italian roots. Moreover, marie decides to visit her relatives from italy, going there to a wedding. Aspects like the importance of studies and how family affects personal evolution are also treated in the book, yet all ending in an optimistic tone.
