Andrew Andrew

 Reading Agostino by Alberto Moravia, I expected a very light-hearted read, but, it was anything but that. "Agostino" follows a journey of a young boy named Agostino on a summer vacation at a beach resort. The story revolves around him uncovering his subconscious desires, sexual frustation and how he tackles these challenges that he faces.  If I were to describe what Agostino was on the beginning of the novel, it would be a mama's boy. He was infatuated with his mother's love and expected to be showered by it all the time until she met a young man. When most of his mother's attention was taken up by the young man, Agostino felt left out and  frustrated. That led him to meet a gang of teenagers playing on the beach. This was the first time Agostino was exposed to a new world and that feeling of curiosity of the unknown made him try venture and forge relationships with these boys. However, those boys openly made remarks about his mother's appearance, and the act...