John Seraphine

Despite his young age, Giovanni Di Giovanni is certain that he is destined to be a 'Great Man', like those in his books. As he matures in 18th-century Florence, he is given cause to think highly of himself, but he is equally disturbed by a growing awareness of his own arrogance and ignorance. Unwilling to be humble, but guilty about this unwillingness, Giovanni battles with himself to discover how different a 'Good Man' is from a 'Great Man' - and if he has the capacity for either.