Character Analysis: I M Not Scared

I'm Not Scared ”If you don't you can forget about coming with us”(9). Skull, a character in I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti is dominant and a bully to the other kids. In this quote, he his talking to Barbara, who gets picked on the most. In the novel, Michelle stumbles across a young boy trapped in a hole revealing the sinister plot set by the adults of the small town. Bullying and rumor spreading are a big part of the story, mainly from Skull, who dominates the younger kids because he can. First, Skull is older than the other kids so he feels dominance over them because of his age. ”Skull wasn't that much taller or stronger than Barbara but he was older”(8). The other kids let him get away with anything he wants because he is older than

Skull spread a rumor about Melichetti and the others believed him.”Skull said Melichetti was a peice of shit and that he threw his dachshund to the pigs”(10). In reality Melichetti’s dog died of a chicken bone getting stuck in his throat. Skull attacks Barbara multiple times throughout the book. ”Skull decided either show us your tits or get lost”(9). ”if you don't you can forget about coming with us”(9).Therefore Skull spreads rumors and verbally attacks the other kids. Finally, Skulls brother is much more of a bully than Skull, but he uses manipulation. Felice convinced Salvatore to rat out Michelle in exchange for a driving lesson. ”you were right the nosey parker was there”(136).”A promise is a promise”(136). Felice is very controlling but he taunts at the same time.”Get up you little shit! Haven’t hurt yourself have you?”(135). Therefore Felice is more of a bully than Skull. Throughout the story skull was a bully and spread rumors. Skull made people do forfeits against their will, threatening them the whole time. Felice was also a very controlling pervert. If Skull was not such a bully, Michelle might have lived because he would’ve told Skull about Filippo being stuck in the hole. People don't trust bullies because they just either stab you in the back or turn it against you in some