SALVATORE

Q1 explain salvatore’s routine as a 15 year old boy?

Ans Salvatore the protagonist of this story was a happy go lucky boy of fifteen with a pleasant face
and a laughing mouth. He was the son of an Italian fisherman who owned a little vineyard. He spent
most of the time lying about the beach and diving into the deep water with a cry of delight. He
climbed up the jagged rocks with his feet as he never wore shoes except on Sunday. He was a good
and caring brother and shouted on his 2 younger brothers when they ventured out too far. When it was
a time to climb the hot vine clad hill for the meagre midday meal, he dressed them also.

Q 2 who was the girl Salvatore loved and how was there relationship?

Q3 why it was difficult for Salvatore to leave both his land and the family?

Q4 what kind of experience Salvatore faced during his tenure as a sailor?

Ans. Salvatore the protagonist of this story was a lean and shy 15 year old boy. He fell in love madly
with a pretty girl with eyes like forest pools who lived on grand marina. They were engaged but he
could not marry her till he has completed his military service. He left his native land and family
tearfully, to join king victor emmnuel’s navy. During his tenure it was harder for him to live with
strangers in a friendless and noisy cities with crowded streets. He became terribly homesick and
yearned to go back to his village and the girl he loved so dearly. Simple and naïve he bared his heart
to her and wrote long,ill spelt letters about how constantly he thought of her and longed to get back
home. He was sent here and there to spezzia,to venice,to bari and finally to china. There he was
caught by some mysterious ailment and laid up in hospitals for months. He bore all the pain silently
and patiently. Later it was found that it was a kind of rheumatism and was declared unfit for further
military service. Inspite of the fact he would never be quite again, he was overjoyed that he could
return home and the girl who was waiting for him.

Q5 why was Salvatore back to his land and what kind of emotions he underwent?

Ans. Salvatore fell in love madly with a pretty girl who lived on grand marina and got engaged to her.
Forced to do compulsory military service before their wedding, he left his island tearfully to join king
victor Emmanuel’s navy. During his tenure he became terribly homesick. When he was sent to china
he was caught by rheumatism and was rendered unfit for further military service. Rather than being
upset, he was overjoyed at the thought of going home.

On his return, He became emotional when native creatures of his island exchanged greeting with
him.When his whole family came to welcome him on the jetty, his eyes were searching for her
fiancée, but could not find her.. He asked his mother where the girl was but they did not know. In the
evening, he went to grand marina to her house and was disappointed to hear that on learning of his
illness the girl and her parents have decided to not to proceed to their wedding. They have already told
their decision to Salvatore’s parents but they lacked courage to tell him. But in spite of this blunt
rejection, Salvatore did not blame her. Instead, he reasoned that fisherman’s life is hard and requires
strength and stamina and a girl could not be expected to marry a man who might not be able to
support her. He was terribly unhappy, wept on his mother’s bosom but never spoke any harsh words
for her.