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(ii) Write about the relationship between Eddie and
Catherine and how it is presented in A View From the
Bridge
When he first sees Catherine and she says “Hi, Eddie!”, he is “pleased and
therefore shy about it”
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Society coaches people into suppressing impulses it deems
unacceptable
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Eddie is trapped in a
smothering cage of morality
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Instead of acknowledging his feelings,
he suppresses them, finally expressing them in uncontrolled, destructive ways
that worry or harm others
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Eddie views Catherine’s relationship with Rodolpho as a complete rejection
of himself
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From Eddie’s perspective, Catherine favours
an effeminate man, his stark contradiction, over him
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He aims to present these as negatives to reinforce the idea
that Eddie is the optimum male for Catherine
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Eddie sees Catherine
as a “baby” and wishes to preserve her adolescent state
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Catherine’s welfare is irrelevant; he feels entitled to decide her future
and tailor it to his desires
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The
thought of her maturing and being around other men disgusts Eddie so much that

it provokes a visceral response within him
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He controls her body and who views it - she doesn’t have any
autonomy, Eddie decides
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Eddie juxtaposes Catherine against Gretta Garbo, cultured hollywood
icon, in a bid to make Catherine feel diminished and insignificant
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He tells her that he doesn’t “like the looks they’re givin’” her when she
walks “wavy”
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He “took from [his] own mouth” in order to provide a good education for
Catherine
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Eddie is charitable and has sacrificed a lot for her and wants her to have social
mobility
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Miller
portrays the intimacy of their relationship to the audience when Catherine offers
to “light” Eddie’s cigar
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This would be an act that only a lover would do
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In the 1950s, a
woman in her “slip” was very provocative and would be the equivalent of lingerie
by today’s standards
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Catherine is not a malicious person and does not share Eddie’s immoral
lust; she’s simply an innocent girl, unaware of the boundaries Eddie crosses
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Miller also creates an inappropriate intimacy between the
two, and Eddie’s immoral lust is highlighted by the lighting of his cigar
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Yet, Eddie’s incestuous lust pollutes any benevolent familial ties
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