Saro’s Family and the Reward

The Shape of Water

Saro’s poverty and care for his sick son shape his response to the necklace and turn a risky find into a possibility of escape.

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A Family Under Strain A Family Under Strain from "The Shape of Water". A Family Under Strain Limited Means Saro and Tana care for Nenè, whose unexplained illness requires specialists they cannot afford.

A Family Under Strain from "The Shape of Water". A Family Under Strain Limited Means Saro and Tana care for Nenè, whose unexplained illness requires specialists they cannot afford.

A Family Under Strain Limited Means Saro and Tana care for Nenè, whose unexplained illness requires specialists they cannot afford. Daily Precarity Their work as temporary sanitation agents offers little security or room for professional advancement.

The Necklace as Possibility The Necklace as Possibility from "The Shape of Water". The Necklace as Possibility Sudden Wealth Saro finds a valuable necklace and imagines treatment for his son, but he does not feel entitled to sell it.

The Necklace as Possibility from "The Shape of Water". The Necklace as Possibility Sudden Wealth Saro finds a valuable necklace and imagines treatment for his son, but he does not feel entitled to sell it.

The Necklace as Possibility Sudden Wealth Saro finds a valuable necklace and imagines treatment for his son, but he does not feel entitled to sell it. Conscience at Home Tana’s insistence on honesty gives their temptation a moral boundary.

Fear of Exposure Fear of Exposure from "The Shape of Water". Fear of Exposure A Threatening Offer Gegè’s man demands the necklace and threatens violence. Saro refuses to admit he has it.

Fear of Exposure from "The Shape of Water". Fear of Exposure A Threatening Offer Gegè’s man demands the necklace and threatens violence. Saro refuses to admit he has it.

Fear of Exposure A Threatening Offer Gegè’s man demands the necklace and threatens violence. Saro refuses to admit he has it. Conflicting Risks Keeping the jewel may help Nenè, but could bring danger to the entire household.

Montalbano’s Protection Montalbano’s Protection from "The Shape of Water". Montalbano’s Protection An Honest Finder Saro admits what he found and explains his plan to pawn it rather than claim it as his own.

Montalbano’s Protection from "The Shape of Water". Montalbano’s Protection An Honest Finder Saro admits what he found and explains his plan to pawn it rather than claim it as his own.

Montalbano’s Protection An Honest Finder Saro admits what he found and explains his plan to pawn it rather than claim it as his own. Official Cover Montalbano gives him a receipt dated to the day of discovery, shielding him from suspicion.

A Family Leaves Vigàta A Family Leaves Vigàta from "The Shape of Water". A Family Leaves Vigàta A Funded Journey The ten-million-lire reward enables Saro, Tana, and Nenè to leave for Belgium and seek medical help.

A Family Leaves Vigàta from "The Shape of Water". A Family Leaves Vigàta A Funded Journey The ten-million-lire reward enables Saro, Tana, and Nenè to leave for Belgium and seek medical help.

A Family Leaves Vigàta A Funded Journey The ten-million-lire reward enables Saro, Tana, and Nenè to leave for Belgium and seek medical help. Quiet Release Their departure offers a concrete, modest resolution amid the novel’s political failures.

Before the discovery

Monday morning

The day after the discovery

Two days after the discovery

The morning after Rizzo’s murder