Character of Caravaggio in The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
Character of Caravaggio in The Skin of a Lion - Michael Ondaatje In the novel In the Skin of a Lion , Caravaggio appears as a decent thief. He is an Italian Immigrant, who works as a tar man, building of Bridge in Toronto, Canada. Caravaggio is an interesting and amusing man. In this novel a chapter is titled after Caravaggio. The most significant thing to note is even the protagonist, Patrick Lewis is not afforded with this acclaim. Caravaggio befriends Patrick Lewis in the Jail. With the help of Lewis, Caravaggio escapes from the prison. He teaches Patrick the art of “Demarcation”. After absconding from the prison, he moves in a train. Then he jumps off from the train to buy turpentine. He meets a boy named Alfred who willing helps Caravaggio to buy turpentine. Caravaggio confesses the boy about his profession as a thief. But the boy gifts him with maple syrup spile as a token of love and expresses him to remember his name.