Discuss the dramatic effectiveness of A View From the Bridge with

Eddie steals a purse from an elderly lady. Manny was given a second chance by the black man. “In that instant of trying to call out to Eddie everything changed. It was like I’d seen my own fate.” (210) Manny said this because he realized that he is on the completely wrong path in life. Manny realizes that Eddie is starting to pick up character traits like his father and Manny cannot turn out to be like his own dad. Manny knows that he does not want to throw away his life so he turns it around because he knows what the outcome will be if he does not change.

The center I chose to observe was the dramatic play center which is a kitchen. I chose this center because because it's a great way to observe children. The purpose of the dramatic play center is to help develop social, emotional and oral language skills. It gives children a chance to assign roles, self regulate when having to take turns and during all of this children are developing language skills.

The protagonist typically is the leading character of a story who the reader empathizes with and wants to succeed. Usually, this character bares strong, positive traits. However, in the case of A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller, the protagonist Eddie can be difficult at times to agree with. In 1950’s New York, Eddie, a hard working longshoreman, lives with his wife Beatrice and his niece Catherine, who they raised. Catherine is a smart young woman with a close relationship with her uncle, even though he still views her as a baby. Beatrice lets a couple of her cousins from Italy, Rodolpho and Marco, to stay with them illegally in order for them to find work. Marco, focused on making money for his family in

Eddie at the beginning of the story was hopeful that his career would succeed.Everything started going well for him, people said he played from the heart. He was starting to show that he had money, he got a leather jacket and and wore a chain. He made 1 record that went to the charts. When he went to hollywood he met a girl immediately and moved in with her. Not only that she taught him how to play the guitar which started his music career.Eddie started to become successful however when the A&R man told him that he doesn't hear a single. His music career was basically over, he had no idea what to do, he was confused. He was lost, he had no career when his A&R man fired him, he is “a rebel without a

Through Eddies school experience got off to a rough start with many fights and comments about his parents and their Asian culture. He never took comments against him very well, he fought back many times with physical violence. He had to change schools many times through his adolescence because

Not only does Eddie possess immense knowledge; amazingly, he also possesses an incredible personality that reflects the ideal qualities that all great leaders should have. Eddie's kind yet honest persona are the epitome of what every great leader should strive to be. His cheery disposition gives him the ability to inspire and influence everyone he meets which is an important asset for a leader of the galaxy. His personality maintains a balance between cheerful optimism and straightforward honesty. Eddie is not afraid to say things like they are but he does so in a cheerful and calm manner. These qualities are absolutely necessary for the betterment of the galaxy. Eddie's cheerfully calm demeanor could pacify the turmoil of any crisis. Eddie also possesses an alternative personality which gives off a much more motherly vibe. This persona of his is incredibly protective and prioritizes safety above all else. This is clear evidence that as the ruler of the galaxy Eddie would do everything in his power to ensure that his citizens remain safe and free from harm. Surely, this super computer is the absolute definition of

Eddie’s Father - Eddie’s father was essential to move the plot along because he made a big impact on Eddie’s life. Eddie’s father

After learning his lesson about forgiveness from Ruby, Eddie implements the teachings he received to work towards forgiving his father. Throughout his childhood, Eddie encounters abuse by his father’s hand, and during his battle with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, after returning from the war, and trying to cope with his leg injury, the only thing that Eddie’s father says to him is, “get up and get a job,” (Albom 108). Many other instances of physical, emotional, and psychological abuse take place throughout Eddie’s life, thus prompting the insightful passage of, “All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair,” (Albom 104). Eddie even goes to describe his relationship with his father as occurring in three stages throughout his lifetime; neglect, violence, and silence. Upon the event of his father’s death, Eddie feels obligated to quit his schooling, work at the Pier full-time, and look after his mother, who is completely lost in her grief in the aftermath of losing her husband. Later on in the novel, Eddie explains that all he wanted to do in life was get away from the Pier, but he uses his circumstance as a reason not to,

This can be shown by, “Sure, he’s terrific!  Look at him go!” and “He could be very good Marco.  I’ll teach him again.”  By praising Rodolfo, he is making Rodolfo want to continue boxing with him.  Eddie shows more and more authority over Rodolfo and if they go boxing more, Eddie gets the opportunity to humiliate and embarrass Rodolfo more, and prove to everybody that he is stronger. The tension between the two characters is important, as it continues to grow stronger, until Eddie attacks Marco and Rodolfo.  This is important, as this is the point where the tension is first revealed obviously and directly to the reader, through physical actions, although not real violence. The audience may feel that there will be real violence later on in the play, as Eddie keeps encouraging Rodolfo to fight and continuously tries to insult him.

Knowing he what he just came across he ends up taking the rest of the drugs back home where he uses the drug to do more experiments. During one these experiments he goes as far back to where he thinks its the start of creation. Not knowing much about what this drug could do, one of the experiment starts genetic regression on Eddie, not being able to speak and signs of mental change leads to having further examination. X-ray shows that Eddie has displayed characteristics as a Simian. Not even being on the drug Eddie goes through different states where he starts to hallucinate which starts to effect him physically and mentally. Wanting to continue his experiment not knowing the dangers again, leaves Eddie into a whole other creature. Eddie goes as far as changing into a man like ape who’s cover with fur that could be the signs of the first start of men. Acting like a dangerous primitive creature, he goes as almost killing a guy and eating a sheep. After changing back into his self, Emily and Arthur starts to worry and realizes how serious it can affect Eddie’s life. Not stoping there Eddie is able to get them to do another

When Eddie came home, he became more serious and somber. He completely lost touch with his old self, and completely changed his disposition. Thus, Eddie’s emotional and physical changes impacts the reader’s view of modern day conflicts.

can see the type of man Eddie is, as when he meets the brothers for

At the bottom of page 38 we see that Eddie can get angry very quickly. "(holding back a voice of anger)Yeah, but he don't have to go lookin' for it, Beatrice. If he's here to work, then he should work". This quotation is an example of Eddie's feeling of jealousy towards Rodolfo and his relationship with Catherine.

With Eddie being limitless on this drug he gains power over things and makes more money than he ever thought would be possible, which eventually conditions him into becoming even more dependent upon the drug.

In comparison, there is a similar key moment in Miller’s A View From the Bridge, where Eddie’s fate is partially decided upon one moment. After being humiliated by Marco, an already furious Eddie is told by Beatrice that what he can’t have, alluding to his niece Beatrice. This realization that his wife knows how he feel about their niece causes Eddie to go into a rage and to seek a fight with Marco even more vehemently. This ultimately results in Eddie being stabbed by his own knife, and dying. While it could be argued that in both cases, the ending was already inevitable, as Gar was practically set on leaving for Philadelphia, and Eddie was already out of control, I do not doubt that these two key moments had a massive impact on how the play was resolved.