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A Study of the Relationship Between Pirandello 's / vecchi e i giovani and II fu Mattia Pascal In terms of plot, style tia and theme, Pirandello 's two i novels, Il fu Mat- in common. The first, a tragic-comic tale of one man's failed attempt to become totally self-determining appears wholly unrelated to / vecchi e i giovani. The Pasca/ 3.nd I vecchi e giovani appear to have little latter its work has often been referred to as an historical novel because of criticai in Sicilian history focus on a period of violent change and in the author's own life. But these two seemingly unrelated novels are i so intimately connected that / vecchi e giovani could be considered the sequel to II fu Mattia Pascal. In the centrai chapter, Il lanternino, oi II fu Mattia Pascal, the author filters his vision of the tragedy of human existence through the metaphor of the fragile light tiny lantern. The lanternino is defined as that produced by the mind of each individuai that casts a com- forting circle of brightness around the solitary soul. This light shields man from the truth that he is alone in a dark void and subsequently that his existence has lusory hopes, constructions no meaning. The lanternino represents the il- and beliefs that individuai project onto their lives in order to feel meaningful. In / vecchi e i giovani, the trans- metaphor of the lanternino is subtley diffused which dominates the work. Everywhere in this brooding novel permeates the striking contrast be- tween light and dark visions of the unreal and the horrifyingly real. The chiaroscuro imagery of / vecchi e i giovani reaches beyond a purely parent, self-conscious into the powerful chiaroscuro imagery
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