Me, You By Erri De Luc Character Analysis

Often we find ourselves reliving memories of loved ones through people we meet along the journey of life. This happens to one of the main characters, Caia, in the book Me,You, written by Erri De Luca. This story takes takes place on Idyllic Island off the coast of Naples, Italy in the summer of the 1950’s. In this book, a young boy goes to his uncles to work for him during the summer. While there, Nicola, local town fisherman, taught the young boy how to fish as well as shared memories with him from the war. While working for his uncle during the summer, the boy figures out how serious his fishing habits are. The young boy becomes very hardworking and finds himself going fishing every day as well. During this process he starts to fall in love with Caia. Caia is a jewish girl who faced one of war’s hardest obstacles and lost her parents during the fight. She hates the Germans because they were responsible for killing her parents. During a party on the beach that the boy’s cousin, Daniele, throws leads to an altercation. When the german people start singing the Nazis’s S.S. anthem, Caia …show more content…
Caia turned into a ‘little girl at heart here. The boy and Caia “clutched each other’s arms to avoid being separated” (111). When you are little you always hold on to a parent 's hand to avoid getting split up. Through the psychological lens the reader can see that the boy gives her a sense of safety while in a crowded place, like any parent would have the effect to do. The young boy bought Caia a cotton candy, and she plunged her face into it and “finished it in a flash”(111) just like a little kid would. Caia’s dad used to buy her cotton candy as well. Caia’s excitement over cotton candy wouldn’t be known by others if they weren’t aware that this made her feel closer to her father. Watching Caia eat the cotton candy made the young boy feel happy and smile because he enjoyed watching her have a good time while enjoying