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A View From The Bridge

Advantages: Gripping and true to life
Disadvantages: May keep you up at night

I must admit that reading is not a frequent pass time of mine so when I do find a book that I don't want to put down I have very high regard of the book and its author. The reason I started reading the book is I basically wanted something to read before I went off to the land of nod as I find reading at night generally helps me get off to sleep. Finding this around the house was great and actually kept me up reading on many an occasion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the author ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arthur Miller is an award winning social playwright; his plays are acts of protest. At the time of this book immigration was a very taboo subject and immigrants were looked down on by society, you could argue not much has changed... Arthur Miller being a social playwright makes a conscious effort to challenge these views with 'A View from ...

coco_pixie 08.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of A View from the Bridge - Arthur Miller

A view from the bridge

Advantages: good read, good plot
Disadvantages: a slightly bring ending

Manliness, Hostility and Aggression in 'A View From the Bridge' 'A View From the Bridge' is a play set in Brooklyn in the 1950's, written by Arthur Miller. Manliness, hostility and aggression are very important throughout 'A View From the Bridge'. The play clearly shows how manliness can easily lead to hostility and progress to aggression. The play centers around the Carbone family, who live in Brooklyn, and the arrival of their cousins Marco and Rodolpho, from Italy. Marco and Rodolpho are illegal immigrants seeking the 'American dream', which sets out that wherever you come from in the world, no matter how rich or poor you are, you can always work and make a good living in the industrial boom, in Western America. Unfortunately the 'American dream' only turned out to be true for a small minority of people, and many were left ...

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Review of A View from the Bridge - Arthur Miller

A View From The Bridge

Advantages: Setting, Themes, Character Differences
Disadvantages: The fact that it ended

A View From The Bridge, An Arthur Miller Play. This play revolves around the role of family, immgration, love, justice and law, morality, honour, the American dream culture and being caught within two cultures. You can look at this from an ancient perspective and a modern perspective. The ongoing role of a narrator provides a moral explanation. Miller seems to feel that the water front was the wild west a desert beyond the law with people who were poorly paid. The historical and social setting is a mostly occupied Italian backdrop. I studied this play at GCSE level and was amazed by the quality at which Miller catches the dramatic importance. The main plot is that Beatrices' cousin Marco & Rodolpho come to live in America, Rodolpho falls in love with Catherine, her niece unknowing that Beatrices' husband has feelings for her which ...

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Review of A View from the Bridge - Arthur Miller