ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE, FILM AND LITERATURE

Prof. Fabio Girelli-Carasi
ASSIGNMENT 12  NOV 26
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SCREEN  Mean Streets (Scorsese) Available on youtube and other streaming services.

What are the best scenes, the most funny, the details that place you right into the environment and the culture?

READING

Christ in Concrete. "ANNUNZIATA"

The last chapter of the saga.

1) Does Annunziata actually die or are we simply told she is about to die?
What does the TEXT say about it? Is it explicit? Explicit enough?
Is the text reliable? Or is it deceptive?
And, quite important: WHAT DOES SHE DIE OF? WHAT CAUSES HER DEATH?

2) Can you follow the logic that leads Paul to his rejection of faith?
Even if you disagree with him, can you see a path that could lead HIM to that point?
Is the symbolic act of destruction strong enough to make you feel his decision is really for good?