How does Eddie Carbone bring fate upon himself?

Subject : How does Eddie Carbone brings fate upon himself? Many immigrants

saw America as a land of opportunities, golden land.

The view from the bridge

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Subject : How does Eddie Carbone brings fate upon himself?

Many immigrants saw America as a land of opportunities, “golden land”.

For these migrants America provided everything, which their native

countries couldn’t offer them. It was a break from poverty and

constant starvation. They all came to find their fortune, but what

they found were barriers to good paying jobs because of language and

culture. For all immigrants, it was difficult to adapt, or assimilate.

Many immigrants, mostly males, came to America to earn money instead

of settling and beginning a new life. However, as time passed the urge

to return to their countries became less powerful. A few did return

home, but it was usually just to get married or to visit. As time

went by more and more decided to remain in America, the number of

women and children that immigrated increased. As a result, the image

of foreign speaking families became more common in 19th-century

America. Italy was one of the countries from where lot of people

migrated to America, attracted to successful life and future in

America. Italy was one of the leading countries from where migrants

were coming. In only between 1850 and 1930 millions of Italians left

Italy to go to the USA. By the year 1871 alone, 400 000 Italians had

emigrated.

The story of “A view from the bridge” has a basis on same state of

affairs. This play was actually written in 1940s, when miller became

interested in longshoremen of New York. Recent migrants, who had come

to New York, in hope of the work, luxuries and security, mostly

inhabited this area. He had also previously worked there, himself. To

miller this was ‘a dangerous and mysterious world at the water’s edge

that drama and literature had never touched’.

The main character of the book, Eddie Carbone is an Italian, and we

are introduced to him as a sound man with moral values “he was as good

a man as he had to be in a life that was hard and even” .He leads a

simple life with his wife, Beatrice and her niece, Catherine they have

brought up together, “I promised your mother on her death bed that I

will take care of you”. The problem arises when Eddie agrees to give

shelter to his wife’s Italian cousins, Marco and Rodolpho seeking

refuge as illegal immigrants from Sicily, and Eddie’s niece gets

attracted to Rodolpho, ‘he is practically blonde’.

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