Title - Giuseppe

• The Title 'Giuseppe' puts a spotlight on his character and his role in the narrative this forces the reader to pay attention to Giuseppe’s actions, perspective and moral considerations
• The Title 'Giuseppe' creates a personal and humanizing effect which contrasts starkly with the inhumane act described in the poem - the butchering of the mermaid
• The Title 'Giuseppe' could suggest that the speaker feels disconnected from his uncle by the story he is telling, as he does not acknowledge their family relationship
• The Title 'Giuseppe' has no avuncular term before ('uncle') or family title which indicates this guilt and judgement of actions
• The Title 'Giuseppe' is the Italian for Joseph, derived from Yosef, meaning God, positioning the Uncle in an omnipotent role, which parallels his dominating role during Fascist Italy
• The Title 'Giuseppe' is Italian for Joseph, and in the Bible, Joseph is betrayed by his brothers, who sell him into slavery out of jealousy this is paralleled through the betrayal of human values and the act of dehumanizing the Mermaid (symbolises the idea of Slavery, Work Camps & Concentration Camps in WW2)
• The Title 'Giuseppe' is Italian for Joseph, and in the Bible, Joseph faces numerous moral tests but never lost his moral integrity, and Giuseppe faced moral tests during the War but this revealed his true ethical struggles (this juxtaposition delineates the lack of moral integrity of Giuseppe)
• The Title 'Giuseppe' is Italian for Joseph, and in the Bible, Joseph was wrongly imprisoned by his jealous brothers, but later reconciled with them, so Giuseppe is struggling to live with this guilt and wants forgiveness