Then, Antonio defines the rest of the atmosphere of the novel by shifting the focus from just immigration to the interior (North versus South). He uses something that gives power to the Roman people against them, comparable to racism. He reinforces the point that his fellow countrymen also feel mutual disgust and place misunderstood labels on them. This novel presents different points of view of life in Italy and how each of them reasons for the ideas of other people who have none, except Amedeo, ready to conform together and help each other. The purpose of the novel is to allow new Cornell students to see culture from different points of view and understand it