Ada is Melina’s daughter and Antonio’s younger sister. Ada has a rebellious streak and often spends time out on the town with the Solara brothers, which earns her a scandalous reputation in the neighborhood. However, she is also a concerned daughter who frets over her fragile mother’s wellbeing and mental health.
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Ada Cappuccio Character Timeline in My Brilliant Friend
The timeline below shows where the character Ada Cappuccio appears in My Brilliant Friend. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes, Chapter 8
...once they were grown up. One day, the Solaras succeed in dragging an older girl, Ada Cappuccio, into their car. When Ada’s brother, Antonio, confronts the brothers, they beat him bloody....
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Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes, Chapter 10
...the door to find that Melina is having “a new crisis of madness.” Her daughter Ada is shouting for her to stop jumping on the bed. Lenù’s mother goes out to...
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Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes, Chapter 16
Outside, Lila and Lenù find Pasquale raving to Antonio, Carmela, Ada, and anyone else who will listen. He rails against the Solaras and their establishment, a...
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Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes, Chapter 26
...the street, they hear honking and turn to see the Solaras in their 1100—Gigliola and Ada are in the back of the car. Lenù is full of “bitterness”—she wishes that she...
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Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes, Chapter 44
...also begin competing with Lila by trying to dress up and act like ladies—but Carmela, Ada, and Gigliola’s attempts to catch up with Lila fail.
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...her friends out to dinner. The dinner is held at a big restaurant—Lenù, Antonio, and Ada have never been to a restaurant and worry about how they’ll pay for the many...
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