Robert M. (shotokanchef) reviewed on 10/2/2009 + 813 more book reviews

Illegal immigrants on the 50s Brooklyn waterfront. Eddie Carbone seems to be a nice guy at the start: bringing up his wife's niece, smuggling in her relatives; but everything changes after they arrive. All is no longer well in Muddville. Self-esteem is all-important in his Italian neighborhood and the docks where he works. So it is with the Italian immigrants.
There are many parallels between Arthur Miller's âA View From the Bridgeâ (1955) and Tennessee William's âA Streetcar Named Desireâ (1947)

A View From the Bridge A Streetcar Named Desire
Eddie Carbone Stanley Kowalski Working class stiffs on collision
course with their family
Beatrice Stella Both try in vain to keep the peace
Catherine Blanche Catherine is B's niece'
Blanche is Stella's sister
Rodolpho Mitch Rodolpho: immigrant relative of B
Mitch is Stanley's friend
Blanche sings âPaper Moon,â Rodolpho sings âPaper Dollâ

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