HEART Edmondo de Amicis 
Edmundo de Amicis, author of novels, books of poetry and travel, as well as military and literary studies, the Genoese writer must, however, its universal fame to heart, work published in 1866 which immediately won enormous acclaim. The praise of the work honest, the appeal to patriotism, singing at civic virtues and the defense of the noblest sentiments of the human being interspersed with short stories like "From the Apennines to the Andes" and "The Sardinian drummer", which aim to strengthen, through stories copies of teaching moral lessons and love the new Italy aimed at schoolchildren.
Enrico In Heart as a diary account of his experiences in school from day one. So the narrative is structured in the months of the school year. The interfacial Enrico daily with letters from their parents and monthly bills. The cards are really beautiful, because for parents to convey to your child with patience and love, values that make you grow as a person. And through this curious form of letters the child becomes aware.
Led by Enrico know his teammates, some of them are dear to both the protagonist and the reader. So we have Garronte, a big boy, noble and protective of all his companions, Derossi, a student number one, always humble and willing to help, and the bricklayer and his sad story ... I also liked how the teachers involved the lives of children, how they felt part of his family, for his affection is sincere. I think today is unthinkable.
a curious fact is that the story of the Apennines to the Andes, the best of all that is included in this book, among other things by its sense of struggle and beautiful end, inspired to create the Setting range, which has been in the infancy of many generations.
The major drawback of the novel is that the author is very repetitious with the theme of patriotism, which is that all extremes are bad in my opinion, and in many of the stories, and in many parts of the history, insists with phrases like "who respects the flag as a child, you know to defend it when great." Falls short synopsis. Still, I find a recommended reading that will thrill readers of all ages.
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"While going through the darkness he spoke, the words I mutter in my ear soon: I'm here, mama mia, here I will not let you anymore; return home together, I will always be by your side on the boat, next to you and no one will start already on your side, never again, while you live! And did not realize, meanwhile, that on the tops of giant trees Argentina was dying light of the moon in the delicate whiteness of dawn. "
"Poor people appreciate the children's charity because it humiliates them and because the boys, having need of all, they seem to them so there is usually always poor around schools. The alms of a man is an act of charity, but of children is both a charity and a caress you know? It is as if a hand fell together one hand and a flower. "
Form VI Pupils Will Hopefully Remember the Name of "Veil" from Their recent Leaving Certificate mock paper. One Of The reading comprehensions In Their exam Was an extract from Simone Veil's autobiography A Life . 
