Italo Calvino

In Italo Calvino 's "The naked bosom," the protagonist Mr. Palomar undergoes an internal conflict of viewing a woman 's bare bosom as she sun-bathes along a beach. Palomar is discreet upon his actions, yet he fails to realize the implications of viewing the woman 's breast in such a derogatory manner. His inner restrictions, specifically society’s perception of nudity, compel his course of actions as he is torn from one thought to another. It is suggested that social conventions related to nudity create confusion and miscommunication amongst individuals. In the opening paragraph, Palomar 's conflict becomes evident to the reader. An internal conflict is being presented as his perception changes of viewing this woman sun bathing along the beach, to an object. Initially, Palomar is hesitant to see the woman 's breast, yet he becomes fascinated by her silhouette. Internally, he feels exhilarated when he decides to look at the women 's bosom. He perceives himself to be a “strange man” (Calvino 8). His eyes switch from the bosom itself to the scenery surrounding her. He wishes to concentrate more on the bosom, but is hesitant to look at it boldly. For instance, when…

Beauty and the Beast is truly “a tale as old as time”, it has been passed on from generation to generation in many different languages; because it has been passed down so many times, the way it’s told changes from country to country. Comparing the Italian version, Bellinda e il Mostro by Italo Calvino, and the American version done by Disney, readers will see the many differences and similarities between the two. Some of the differences are subtle and some were very noticeable, such as Belle's…

To Calvino, when he saw the clothing of other partisans, it was a strange experience, “when you see how many different things you are all wearing, clothes of every color, odd bits of uniforms, but how recognizable and alike we are, too, the same tears where our clothes tend to come apart” (‘Memories of a Battle’, The Road to San Giovanni, 82). In fact, one of his sharpest memories from April 25th, 1945 was when he was “limping because of an abscess on my foot (from the moment the frost had…

I believe there is meaning behind the quote, “A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say” by Italo Calvino. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams in my opinion is what Italo Calvino defines as classic. This book has taught me many great life lessons that apply to my everyday life. To anyone who has skimmed through the book Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, it appears to be just a zany science-fiction novel about the misadventures of Arthur Dent. To a true…

form. Textual dynamic texts convey the stark departure from established ideologies such as humanism, capitalism and the notion of progress following the events of World War II that induced a loss of faith in humanity and science. Composers experimented with language and form, attempting to communicate the postmodernist concerns of epistemological uncertainty through destabilising techniques such as gaze, self-reflexive construction, parody and pastiche, reflecting the postmodernist theories of…

John Steinbeck's book Of Mice and Men is a classic because it has withstood the test of time, keeping its ability to deliver it’s powerful messages. Classics are books that “exert a peculiar influence, both when they refuse to be eradicated from the mind and when they conceal themselves in the folds of memory, camouflaging themselves as the collective or individual unconscious”. Each time one rereads a classic they discover new things about about the book as if it is the first time. John…

“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” Italo Calvino. This quote describes how a classic book will always be relatable and relevant. In the coming-of-age fiction novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, a mentally unstable young man, named Holden Caulfield, goes on a journey in New York whilst trying to find himself as well as trying to become an adult. The quote by Italo Calvino relates to the novel as conveyed through the themes because they are…

In the book “Invisible cities”, Italo Calvino described 55 different cities from Marco polo’s memory. Towards the end of the story, the fifty-five cities made me more and more troubled, as if they were just a city of different character. Marco polo visited Kublai Khan when he was 21 years old at 1,275 A.D. In 1279 the Yuan Dynasty unified the whole China to establish the seventh Chinese Dynasty. Western countries have send numerous messengers to meet with Kublai Khan, but Khan only put Marco…

Whyte has a very different approach than these two described so far. Whyte only extrapolated conclusions from evidence based on non-objective observations. He would set up time-lapse cameras to track the movement and patterns occurring in a plaza or urban space. He could then determine the popular areas where certain groups of people would congregate, and the time it would normally take place. For example, in the case of the city plaza, people tended to stay in direct sunlight on fair weather…

Nonchalantly, after a meeting with Queens College’s Golden Key club’s committee, I decided to apply in order to become a e-board member. Within the next two weeks, I received an email saying that I was welcome aboard. Without ever participating actively in any organizations on campus in four years and not confidence of my qualification for the position, I joined. Today, I am proud I did because the learning experience transients most of my beloved professors’ lectures. They, Golden Key Members,…