SHORT STORY SERIES - Federigo's Falcon by Giovanni Boccaccio
(Edited)
I was looking through all the book reviews published in the community and I must say, the quality has risen. Please keep that up, guys. I saw a short story review of Jules Verne (I think), and it made me realize I haven't read or written a short story review in a long time. Today I finally finished one of the books I have been reading for months now; The Secret Lives of baba segi's Wives, (expect a review soon), and now I can focus on Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man Book by Norah Vincent. That is a subtle book recommendation by the way.
Today's short story was actually selected randomly but somehow it had similarities to stories earlier read and reviewed before now;The Necklace and The gift of the magi. They all had that ironic twist to them.
- Author - Giovanni Boccaccio
- Title - Federigo's Falcon
- Originally Published - 1353
- Genre - Fiction, Short Stories
PLOT
The story is about a young wealthy, well-to-do young man, who notices a good-looking wench of noble birth and immediately falls in love with her. He begins to spend all his fortune to impress her, but all is futile. She eventually marries someone else and has a son while the young man nose-dived into penury due to his careless spending. He resolves to accept his fate and moves out of town to a farm where he lives with his falcon. Soon their path crosses again, but in completely different circumstances.
CHARACTERS
- Federigo degli Alberighi - The protagonist of the story.
- Monna Giovanna - the lady
and a host of others
SETTING
Florence, Italy.
Campi, Italy
Italy.
PURPOSE
A gritty story of love and bad decisions.
Stories like this leave a feeling that lingers after reading them. I can't quite lay my hand on it. It is because this story ridicules the idea of love. Not the real thing though. It is like the story of Romeo and Juliet which we have come to think is a story of true love, but in reality, it is actually a story of teenage idiocy and impulsive behavior. From the protagonist losing all his wealth in his hunt for love, to the ultimate act of trying to win her over, it is a classic use of ironic twist. I definitely was not expecting how the story went. the choice of diction was also notable as the author made it simple for readers to understand. I think it was translated from the original text. It is a decent read for leisure- nothing too elaborate. I will recommend it, and rate it a 3.2 out of 5.
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That's interesting! Haha. I can agree, it's a teenage impulsive beahviors that lead to yheir downfall.
Exactly.
It's not a glorified love story and all that BS we were told
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A 3.2 out of 5 is certainly not bad but I'm not sure I want to read it regardless. I feel, like you, that it will leave a sour feeling in my mouth knowing that women will always be seen as opportunists who rip off good, affectionate men and are off to the next catch when they deem fit.
I think being a hold digger is gender neutral, but this story actually ends on a positive note for women.
*Here is me assuming you're a feminist
Lol. That's quite a bold assumption on your part. And with the way the whole concept of feminism has been abused by people, I couldn't, for the life of me, claim to be one.
Yeah fairs.
My bad.
I like to think of myself as one too, but definitely not modern feminism. It's now just a cesspool of hate & misandry.
On another note, you got a plus 😁
I got a plus. Is there a score sheet or something for my every word?😂
Just be rest assured of significant progress :)
Hehe. Okay🙃
seems like interesting story to read! lately I started reading short stories like this too to spice up my reading life :D
Nice
I've got a lot of suggestions for you.
Keep a look out 😁