In "Federigo's Falcon" we are introduced to a man Federigo, who was very wealthy, but spends all his wealth to impress the woman he loves, but is not reciprocated. The development of this story shows that Federigo had many economic problems, but he did not hesitate to help this woman, when she needed him most, even if she did not love him and even if helping her would make him lose the only company he had , your hawk. Federigo helped her without a second thought, because for him the happiness and well-being of his beloved was more important than anything else in the world.
In "The Devil", on the other hand, we find the story of a man who put money in front of his mother's welfare. That's because, in this story, we get to know the story of a peasant who is very concerned with taking care of the wheat that he will sell later. However, your mother is very sick and needs company. His mother is so sick that the doctor says that she will die that same day and that it is unacceptable for her to be alone. The man does not want to stop taking care of his wheat, which will earn him money, and he also does not want to pay anyone to take care of his mother and prefers to risk leaving her alone and uncomfortable because perhaps she will survive.
With that, we can say that in "Federigo's Falcon," the human value is shown as something important and that must be considered before anything else. In "The Devil," on the other hand, human value is relative to the priorities of each individual.
Answer:
The story was predictable. The only shocking moment is when Federigo kills the falcon and serves it for dinner to Monna. It would have been more exciting and unpredictable if the reader had known that the falcon was dead only after Monna ate it. The story’s ending was not convincing. I wondered why Monna Giovanna agreed to marry Federigo in the end. Both characters lose what they treasure most. Federigo loses his falcon, and Monna Giovanna loses her husband and son. And yet they marry. It seems as if the author decided to force a happy ending.
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