A View From The Bridge
“Whatever happened we all done it and don’t you ever forget it.”
The play A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller is set in New York in
the 1950s. During this period of time there were many illegal
immigrants from Eastern Europe moving in to America. This was due to
the depression caused by the Second World War. The depression caused a
lack of work, many people started to migrate to America where there
were many jobs. Due to the mass immigration America started to
restrict the number of people gaining citizenship and made it illegal
to house immigrants.
The story is set around Eddie Carbone, an Italian immigrant who has
citizenship in America. His character is introduced to the reader as a
very nice man. He works on the piers near Brooklyn Bridge as a
longshoreman. You can see that he is hard working, reliable and brings
home his pay to his family. He is a caring person as he agreed to look
after his wife’s sister’s daughter, Catherine. Even though he is an
American he still lives a life influenced by Italian culture. He
agrees to house two Italian Immigrants and helps to find them work.
Being an Italian he has to look after two Italian immigrants, Marco
and Rodolfo. This means he could be breaking the law as an American
citizen. This shows that he is loyal and is caring. He also feels
honoured to house Rodolfo and Marco, telling us that he is generous
and helpful. However after Rodolfo and Marco’s arrival, Eddie’s
behaviour slowly starts to deteriorate. There are many reasons for his
sudden change which finally lead up to his death.
Beatrice, Eddie’s wife plays a major role in Eddie’s downfall. In the
fifties the man of the house had the power. Beatrice however
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on the waterfront. (He has been unconsciously twisting he newspaper in
to a tight roll. They are all regarding him now; he senses he is
exposing the issue and he is driven on)…”The reader can tell what’s
going through his mind however the characters can’t. Eddie also acted
to drastically by reporting Marco and Rodolfo immigration. He could
have resolved the matter calmly.
In conclusion I think everyone was to blame for Eddie’s downfall. Each
person contributed to his actions and each character disrespected him.
However I think that Eddie was the main person to blame. He didn’t
know the boundaries between him and Catherine. He also should have
accepted that Catherine was in love with Rodolfo and not him. I also
think that Eddie was unfair, he expected everyone else to live by
Italian rules however he himself did not obey them by betraying his
family.
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