Résumé
Résumé de Cuore : le journal d’un écolier italien
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For readers who love warm stories about school, family and friendship, and anyone curious about how Italy taught its children to be citizens.
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A young nation needs good citizens, and one boy's school diary sets out to make them. Cuore, which means Heart, is written by Edmondo De Amicis and published in 1886. It follows Enrico Bottini, a boy of about eleven at a public school in Turin, through a year from October to July. He writes down what he sees in class, in the street and at home. Letters from his family and a monthly tale read by the teacher fill the pages. Let us begin on the first day of school.
Dans ce résumé
- 1A school year begins in TurinFree
- 2Meet the boys who share the bench
- 3Garrone shows what kindness costs
- 4Franti and the wrongs of the class
- 5The teacher's tales of young patriots
- 6Poor boys, hard work and quiet courage
- 7Family, teachers and the duty to learn
- 8What the story is really about
- 9How the diary is built and told
Point clé 1 sur 9
A school year begins in Turin
The book opens on the first day of school in October. Enrico enters the third class of a public school in Turin, and his mother takes him there. He is sorry to lose the country air, and sad to leave his old teacher.
His new teacher is Perboni, a man with a calm voice who sometimes loses his patience. He tells the class that he has no family of his own, and that the pupils are his family. He asks them to help each other like brothers.
Enrico is a decent boy, but easily distracted, sometimes proud and sometimes lazy. The year will be his school in more than one sense.
That’s 1 of 9 key points.
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Questions about Cuore : le journal d’un écolier italien
What is Cuore about?
Cuore is the diary of Enrico Bottini, a schoolboy in Turin, over one school year. It mixes scenes of class life, letters from his family and short tales read by his teacher, all stressing kindness, duty and love of country.
Who is Franti in Cuore?
Franti is a classmate of Enrico who is cruel, mocks the teacher and laughs at the misfortune of others. He stands as the opposite of kind boys like Garrone, and later readers have studied him closely.
When was Cuore written and is it a true story?
Cuore was published in 1886 by Edmondo De Amicis. It draws on real life in Turin schools and on real events from the wars that led to Italian unity.
What does the title Cuore mean?
Cuore is Italian for heart. The title points to the book's main idea, that feeling for others, kindness and loyalty matter as much as learning, and that a good heart is the base of a good citizen.
Is Cuore hard to read?
No. The language is simple and the entries are short, so the book is easy to follow. Its earnest, moral tone and its patriotic tales are clear and often moving.