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Comment on the importance of Alfieri in Miller’s ‘A view from the bridge’
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Comment on the importance of Alfieri in Miller's 'A view from the bridge' In this play which Arthur Miller wrote in 1955 in New York, he delves into the struggles of the everyday man against authority and McCarthyism which was a big issue when this was written. He also looks into the Italian community and their own codes of honour. This drama is a modern tragedy; because the main character is a normal man who suffers many misfortunes. This play has many similarities with Miller's own life such as; his relatives migrated from Europe to America, he also spent time working on the docks and made some good friends with people like Rodolpho and Marco and became involved in their tales. Alfieri is a key character in the play; he acts as a retrospective narrator and a bridge between the Italian community in Brooklyn and the US law. His other main...
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