Vitangelo Moscarda begins questioning his own identity after his wife points out a feature of his nose. He reflects on how he is seen differently by others compared to how he sees himself. As he discusses his identity with friends, he realizes he is at once one person, no one, and one hundred thousand people depending on the perspective. He grows to hate his given name, feeling that names only represent an external identity. In the end, Vitangelo chooses to live in a hospice where he can be at peace, though he is seen as mad by others.
2. Vitangelo Moscarda is the protagonist of this novel.
At the beginning of the story he looks at his nose in the mirror and his wife says
that he’s got a part of the nose that slants.
From here on, he speaks with his friends about his nose and he begins to reflect
about himself and how people see him.
He undertsands that he’s ONE, NO ONE and ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
He begins to hate himself and his name because for him, names are masks that say
who you are externally but not internally.
At the end of this strange story he goes in an hospice where he can live happily
(but he’s considered mad).
THE PLOT
3. ?This novel wants to answering at the
question ‘WHO AM I ?’
?The writer says that is impossible to
answer this question.
