Foreshadowing the Breakdown of Catherine and Eddie's Relationship
Arthur Miller’s fascinating tale “A view from the Bridge” was actually
based on a true story. He was researching on Pete Panto, a
longshoreman, who was executed for attempting to revolt against his
union. He came across another tale, about a man who had told the
immigration bureau about his relatives. This longshoreman was trying
to prevent his niece from marrying one of the brothers. The man soon
disappeared and was rumoured to be killed by one of his brothers.
America in the 1950’s was considered a working heaven. “Good pay, no
more back breaking hours of work, no more crime, clean houses, running
water, round-the-clock electricity and even good schools.” This is
what most immigrants thought when ever they thought of America. It was
this thought that had led many people from all over Europe, Asia and
Africa to immigrate there. New York is where most of these people
ended up. They worked for a few years to pay off their debt from the
syndicate. “A view from the bridge” is based around the Italian
community, in Red Hook, New York. These immigrants soon found out the
real truth of New York: The slums of New York were filthy and
dangerous, and the only work available was back-breaking and badly
paid. Many people didn’t like these ways and turned to the “next best
thing”; gangsters. The most famous people who were immigrants in New
York and became gangsters were Al Capone and “Lucky” Luciano.
“A view from the Bridge” is based on the family of a longshoreman,
Eddie Carbone. He is living with his wife, Beatrice and his niece
Catherine. Eddie is forty years of age and is well aware of the
dangers and problems in New York. He says “I don’t l...
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...trice is very startling. However, at this point we see that
Catherine has a breakdown and starts to weep. Eddie is now enraged and
shows aggression in his actions. Miller cleverly shows this to
bewilder the audience. Eddie the once calm and over-protective man is
now showing aggression against his beloved Catherine, his insanity is
truly revealed.
The end of the play is not expected. Eddie runs at Marco with a knife
and out of self-defence Marco stabs Eddie. Eddie dies on the spot.
The gradual decline in the relationship between Eddie and Catherine is
inevitable from the opening scene. Catherine’s emerging confidence is
the main reason in their breakdown. Eddie is simple not prepared for
this. He is emotionally broke at the fact that Catherine is marrying
Rodolpho. He just cannot accept that Catherine is now older and more
free to do what she wants.
of 8 months they were kept but finally they were released. They received a lot of money
1 way they can solve their problem is by selling their company and starting in a different field of work. They would already have experience and would not make the mistakes they made in their previous company. For example taking too many loans and ending up in a debt. They would get a new image as this is a new company. Lastly since the company would be working in a different field, investors might invest in them and their stock price would go up. Unfortunately there are some cons to this solution. Since they are in a big debt it would be hard for them to sell the company and they would have to go through a big process. Not many people would want to buy this company as many investors think Penn West is a bad investment, so their company might be sold for very less and even after giving up everything they may not make much money. Lastly, investors might not invest in their company due to the company image they had previously. Another solution for this company could be to repay their debt by selling parts of their company. Once their debt is payed their stock price would go up and they would still be on the New York Stock Exchange. Investors would start to invest in their company more as they see the company isn’t dealing with any serious issues. Penn Wets would then be able to fully accomplish their goal. Again there are some cons to this solution. Selling parts of their company might affect how much
“For once, I’d like to experience what she feels:/ nausea, blindness, and pain that strike/ when the cranial vessels dilate,/ fill with blood, leak, and make the brain swell”(Dominguez).This sentence describes how the speaker’s wife hasn’t been well. Also how the husband would massage his wife's feet while she was ill; symbolized his care for her. In the poem Wedding Portrait, by David Dominguez, he uses imagery throughout the poem to show the love the husband has for his wife.
...t as I read the play I sensed that Alfieri didn’t care much about what happened. He seemed like an apathetic bystander, waiting himself for this accident to happen. In the quote “...to meet a lawyer or a priest on the street is unlucky”, he seems quite self-effacing and sorry for himself. He says that lawyers like him are only thought of in connection with disasters. Since this is said in the beginning of the play we are already exposed to Miller’s main theme, the idea of inevitability, before Alfieri himself tells us about his trivial involvement in the actions of Eddie Carbone. He was only there to advise the characters on what to do, while also reminding the audience of the inevitable ending - “I could see every step coming, step after step, like a dark figure walking down a hall towards a certain door”. Little did Eddie know that this was the door to his death.
They didn’t have a visa. Therefore, they couldn’t enter the U.S. legally. They were stuck in Argentina for two years. Until her father finally found "coyotes" that would smuggle Andreu and her mother back into the U.S. for a certain amount of money. They were dependent on smugglers for weeks, but they had no choice if they wanted to be back in the U.S. and reunite again as a family.
...ng so, he began roaring and screaming, in order to build excitement from the crowd. What a mistake this was. As he was exciting the crowd he gave crucial seconds to his opponent. As soon as Striger recovered, he was in search of the knife. It was the same knife which caused drastic cuts onto him. It was only an arms length away. Striger stretched out his hand and grabbed reaching the tip of the blade. With his finger tip he pushed back the knife towards himself and then grabbed on to it firmly. Vintage stood not so far of from where Striger laid. The wounded Striger was now up and in search of Vintage. As soon as he found caught up with him he pounced onto him as a lion leaps over it’s pray and stabbed him right across his neck. Blood was flushing out of the neck as though it was an open tap. Vintage sucked in his last breath and then feel fast to the ground, dead.
In the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” written by author Joyce Carol Oates violence is involved in the main theme. The main theme reflects upon how violence may be something that is built into the structure of society. With the theme being violence Oates questions the history of humanity. To strengthen her theme Oates uses literary devices. The devices are symbolism, foreshadowing and motifs. One example of symbolism is Arnold Friend’s car. Arnold Friend is also used by Oates when she uses foreshadowing. Due to Oates’s writing style she subjected herself to many critics. Tracy M. Caldwell and Tom Quirk are two of many examples of critics who critique Oates’s work. By using symbolism and foreshadowing Oates is able to develop a stronger story and convey her point stronger.
Edward Scissorhands is more ‘human’ due to the fact that he lacks many of the negative emotions that the rest of the characters seem to have. The only time he feels anger and shame he takes these feelings out on walls, blinds, and bushes rather than other people. He never exploits anyone for his personal gain which is shown by him not caring whether he got payments for his many services for his neighbours. Along with this he never threatens anyone no matter what they attempt to do to him as seen when he doesn’t even consider ratting out Kim and Jim and gets himself imprisoned. The few times Edward has harmed someone is either by complete accident or is completely justified. For instance, he saves Kevin from being run over and inadvertently cut him and he accidentally cuts Kim because she comes too close to him while he is sculpting. The one time he purposefully harms someone, it’s to defend himself and Kim. It could also be said that he has quite an arrangement of emotions that would be considered ‘human’. Some of these include the obvious joy shown when he’s driven around town by Pam, the shame of being accused of a crime he didn’t commit and the infatuation with Kim.
Bryan Full was a normal college student, A’s maybe a few B’s had a car and a house. He seemed well off, but he had student loans, multiple credit cards , house payments and car payments he was $eighty-six thousand dollars in debt. This hardship doesn’t go away quickly or easily, you have to work for it. He worked and worked and eventually paid it off three
they look for a job, they are sitting at home waiting by the mailbox for the
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William Shakespeare’s writings are famous for containing timeless, universal themes. A particular theme that is explored frequently in his writings is the relationship between men and women. A Midsummer Night’s Dream contains a multitude of couplings, which are often attributed to the fairies in the play. Each of these pairings has positive and negative aspects, however, some relationships are more ideal than others. From A Midsummer Night’s Dream the optimal pairings are Lysander and Hermia, Demetrius and Helena, and Oberon and Titania; while the less desirable pairings are Theseus and Hippolyta, Hermia and Demetrius, Lysander and Helena, and Titania and Bottom. Throughout A Midsummer
Eddie thought that he had finally got a break when he was given an opportunity for a job, but there was a problem, he needed a specific uniform in order to get the job. Sally, Tommy, and Eddie decided that they needed to do whatever they could to get the money for Eddie so that he could get the job and make money for the three of them. While panhandling, Eddie was approached by two men who said that they would give him five dollars if he delivered a note to a woman working the ticket booth in the movie theater. Eddie agreed, hoping that it would be enough money to pay for the uniform. What he didn’t know was that the note was the men’s way of trying to rob the theater. Eddie runs when the woman screams, but is caught by the cops. Tommy and Sally tried defending him and were brought down to the police station as well. The trick that the men played on Eddie showed that during this time crime was a huge factor in society in order to have enough or some money to live off