Manfredi
A dependable household driver who contributes to the villa’s dense everyday social reality.
To carry out the family’s practical work reliably.
The book
Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeManfredi performs practical work for the family and is associated with Mafalda. Like the cook and gardener, he keeps the remembered summer from becoming a world occupied only by lovers.
How the book draws them
- NeatPractical clothes reflect his dependable role.
- ComposedHe remains outside Elio’s emotional turbulence.
- DependableTransport and routine help the household function.
- SupportingThe novel does not give him a separate dramatic conclusion.
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