Metello struggles to escape from the poverty that led to the premature death of his parents, and that is the lot of the working class in northern Ital
Metello struggles to escape from the poverty that led to the premature death of his parents, and that is the lot of the working class in northern Italy during the second half of the 19th century. Metello fights his way out from his condition through hard work, a determined will to resist oppression inherited from his father, but also by taking advantage of his good looks when d...
