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After reading Arthur Miller's play "A view from the bridge,"
I am convinced that the most striking character is Marco. He is
an Italian immigrant that moved illegally to the United States
with his brother Rodolpho to work as longshoremen, since at the
time (the play was written in 1955) his country of origin, Italy,
was going through a major economic depression because of the
outcome of World War II. In the play, we are told that Marco's
plan is to make enough money to survive and be able to send some
of that money to his wife and his three kids back in Italy, who
are starving. Marco physically resembles the Sicilian stereotype,
with dark skin and dark hair. He is also very strong and he could
easily "load the whole ship by himself."(pg.541) In this play,
the author uses plot, dialog, actions and symbolism to emphasize
Marco's honor which, in my opinion, is his prominent
characteristic.
Throughout the play, we can clearly see that the plot helps
us develop Marco's character in our imagination. For example, he
is an illegal alien, and this might give the reader a less
honorable view of him, and it might justify Eddie's action. But
the fact that Marco left his family to give them support and to
save his oldest son who is "sick in the chest," (pg. 535) makes
the reader forget about his illegal stay and makes his status
rise to the one of a hero.
In this play, Marco's actions lead us to the discovery of a
violent side which he uses to defend his honor in a number of
occasions. For example, when he challenges Eddie to lift the
chair at the end of the first act, we understand that he did it
to save his brother's face and his family's honor. In addition,
the killing of Eddie by Marco's own hands at the end of the play,
is the final...
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