Characters from Il Giorno Della Civetta

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Captain Bellodi - This is a man of integrity, who cares about serving justice to those in his city.

Don Mariano Arena - This is a very unusual man, with a very strong character, who comes from an uncultured, uneducated background.

Salvatore Colasberna - This is a bricklayer who refuses to cave under pressure from the mafia and is murdered.

Calogero Dibella (The Little Priest) - This is the local informant, a double agent who tells secrets to both the police and different factions of the mafia.

Rosario (Saro) Pizzuco - This is...
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