Question

character sketch of nicolo

Answer 1

. NICOLA

a. 13 years old.
b. Loving, caring, responsible & innocent.
c. Diligent worker
d. Takes care of his brother & ailing sister with motherly affection.
e. Lets younger brother sleep while he sells newspapers.
f. Never indulges in self-pity despite poverty.
g. With his rebellious spirit he faces life stoically.
h. Works with great sense of devotion with one mission i.e. to cure their elder sister Lucia who was suffering from tuberculosis.

Answer 2

Nicola was a boy of thirteen years. He was very hard working and devoted to his sister as well as his family. He had a lot of self respect that prevented him from begging and even when the narrator offered help, he refused. His strong family values made him possessive of his brother and sister.