Little Eyes

Main Characters and Their Development

• The characters of «Little Eyes» form a mosaic of destinies, woven together by the invisible threads of the digital age. Each is like an island, surrounded by an ocean of loneliness, yet connected to others through the mysterious kentuki devices. Marvin, a boy from Lima, seeks not just a game in his kentuki, but a way to break free from his narrow world; his innocence collides with the cruelty of others' desires. Enni from Munich, weary of routine, finds in her kentuki a source of new emotions, but gradually loses the line between reality and illusion; her inner conflict reveals the fragility of human attachments. Greta from Ancona, a lonely elderly woman, lets a kentuki into her home as a last hope for companionship; her trust turns into betrayal, and her longing for closeness into bitter disappointment. Through their stories, Schweblin masterfully shows how technology becomes a mirror for our fears, desires, and vulnerabilities, and the characters' development is a journey from curiosity and delight to anxiety, alienation, and ultimately, painful revelation.