Lesson 8, Final Outline

Title: A Letter From Nonna

Author: Bikerider



Lesson 8, Final Comprehensive Outline



Chapter 1 A Fire in the Village

Scene 1. Angela's house burns.

Scene 2. Angela prepares for church.

Scene 3. Angela Prays.

Scene 4. The Neighbors Stare at Angela



Chapter 2 My Father's Pictures

Scene 1. My father has died; I clean out his apartment.

Scene 2. I find a metal toolbox containing Nonna's letter.

Scene 3. I have the letter translated: I go to Italy.



Chapter 3 A Visit to the Mountains

Scene 1. I'm picked up in Milan and driven to the mountains.

Scene 2. Meeting Aunt Emma

Scene 3. I learn of my Italian heritage from my aunt.



Chapter 4 A Young Man in Cloz

Scene 1. Severino struggles with his father's business.

Scene 2. Severino's fear of conscription

Scene 3. Severino Prepares for War

Scene 4. More conversations with aunt Emma at the table.



Chapter 5 Meeting Nonna

Scene 1. Emma tells me about her mother, Angela.

Scene 2. Angela as a young woman

Scene 3. Angela loses her childhood love.

Scene 4. Angela throws herself into the land.



Chapter 6 Mount Pasubio

Scene 1. First Day of War (Severino accepts responsibility)

Scene 2. A Loss by Prayer (Severino's religious beliefs are shattered.

Scene 3. Meet Sergeant Andreis (Severino learns about politics)

Scene 4. A Night Time Kill (Severino kills a young boy)



Chapter 7 A Return From War

Scene 1. Severino returns home, his father's business has failed.

Scene 2. Angela & Severino meet, the courtship begins.

Scene 3. Disaster in the Orchard. A fire destroys the orchard.

Scene 4. A Time to Immigrate. Severino decides to move.



Chapter 8 Manhattan

Scene 1. Going through Ellis Island

Scene 2. Work on the Subway

Scene 3. Severino sends money home.



Chapter 9 Arianna and Demek

Scene 1. Severino meets Arianna.

Scene 2. Severino has trouble with Demek.

Scene 3. Severino and Demek fight on the roof.

Scene 4. Arianna and Severino begin an affair.



Chapter 10 A Visit to America

Scene 1. Angela comes to America

Scene 2. Angela finds out about the affair.

Scene 3. Angela returns home with a stronger sadness.



Chapter 11 A Village Romance

Scene 1. Losing Loneliness. Angela begins an affair.

Scene 2. Angela's Father Dies

Scene 3. Severino Visits the Mountain

Scene 4. Angela's Future Brightens. (Her boyfriend's wife dies)



Chapter 12 The Second Visit to America

Scene 1. A Disastrous Arrival. Angela arrives on Black Monday.

Scene 2. Angela follows Severino and learns his affair continues.

Scene 3. The Ultimatum Angela poses to Severino.

Scene 4. Terror on the Passage Home. Angela is raped on the ship.



Chapter 13 A Spiral Into Depression

Scene 1. Angela feels she's lost her husband and her lover.

Scene 2. The Fear of War. War looms.

Scene 3. Italy Decides. Italy joins the Axis Powers.



Chapter 14 The Stirrings of War

Scene 1. Conscription in the Village. Many village men are drafter.

Scene 2. America Imposes Sanctions because Italy is an Axis Power.

Scene 3. A Crushing Poverty. Without money, families starve.

Scene 4. Struggling Against Hunger. Poverty settles in.



Chapter 15 The Burning House (pick up where Chapter one ended)

Scene 1. The Accusations from Angela's neighbors.

Scene 2. Her Children's Safety. The children are given to relatives.

Scene 3. The Neighbors Accuse. Neighbors call the authorities.

Scene 4. Taken into Custody. Angela is arrested.

Scene 5. Follow the Smoke.



Chapter 16 The News Reaches America

Scene 1. Nonna's Letter. Severino receives Angela's plea.

Scene 2. Severino's Attempts at Rescue. He is prohibited from traveling to Italy.

Scene 3. Arianna and Severino. They begin to grow apart.

Scene 4. The End of War. WW II ends, Severino prepares to travel to Italy.



Chapter 17 A New Beginning

Scene 1. Severino Returns to Italy. He learns he is too late.

Scene 2. Gathering His Children. He brings his children to America.



Chapter 18 Aunt Emma's Confession

Scene 1. Emma's Personal Lifelong Burden.

Scene 2. Her visit to her mother.

Scene 3. A Prayer For Death. Emma prays for her mother's death.

Scene 4. My Departure. I leave Italy and give my father's pictures to my aunt.