Naivety In Leonardo Sciascia's To Each His Own

According to Merriam- Webster, naivety is the “act of having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge: innocent or simple” When an individual is naïve, they believe in everything they see without corroborating what they are scrutinizing. Naivety is also the lack of perspicacity and this often happens when one neglects the prudence in something. When an individual is naïve, they believe in whatever they are told no matter how imbecilic it might sound. He or she might be so caught up in their self that they are not aware about the peripheral of their surroundings. An example of one being naïve is when an individual is told something and he or she believes in what has been said even without researching or analyzing what is been implied. Naivety is a representation of …show more content…
The books starts off with a murder mystery with a man named Laurana who is an amateur investigator, trying to surmise what caused the murder and why there was a murder. After Laurana bargains his first clue, he cannot comprehend why the police is not following up with the case and why nobody is doing anything about the murder. As Laurana seeks the answer as to why there was a murder, his answer is right in front of him but he does not answer so he keeps searching. It is stated in the book “ a waste of time to go looking for a needle in the haystack when you know it is a needle without an eye, a needle through which you cannot thread a way into the next stage of the investigation” ( Sciascia 41). A needle is classified as a very small instrument and it is very formidable to find in a haystack. If the needle one is looking for has no eye, then it is a useless needle to look for because it paltry. This quote foreshadows what is going to happen to Laurana in the end of