1. Eddie

2. Profile
First let's get across the O More importantly, he
facts about Eddie Carbone: won't accept anything to
put him down.
O Married to Beatrice and an O He's sensitive but very
uncle to Catherine (but not defensive.
by blood). O Jealous that Catherine likes
O He's a traditional man in Roldopho (and possibly not
the sense that he has a himself?).
family and works. O He loves Catherine.
O He's a long shoremen that O Doesn't listen to others.
lives in Redhook. O His opinion always seems 'right'.
O 40 years old. O Very stubborn.
O His pride means a lot O Hard to control and show his
which means he won't back emotions.
down. O Short tempered.
O In-denial of his love for
Catherine.
O But, apologises at the end to his
wife 'My B!'

3. Timeline
O Eddie reluctantly agrees to let Catherine have a job.
O Seemingly benevolent, Eddie welcomes Marco and Rodolpho into his home.
O He tries to talk Catherine out of dating Rodolpho, saying he's only using her to get his
citizenship.
O Eddie goes to Alfieri to try and find a legal way to separate Catherine and Rodolpho
O Driven half mad when he finds the two coming out of the bedroom together, he beats up
Rodolpho and forces a kiss on the boy and Catherine.
O He calls Immigration, turning in Marco and Rodolpho.
O Spurned by his family and community, Eddie dukes it out in the street with Marco in a vain
attempt regain his reputation.
O Eddie dies by his own knife.

4. Quotes linking to Eddie
O 'puts his (Rodolpho) filthy hands on her like a god dam
thief' P35 - being very defensive here and exaggerates a
lot. Refers to Rodolpho as a thief when they is hardly true.
O 'he's stealing from me!' P35 - to suggest Rodolpho is
stealing makes it seem like Catherine is Eddie's possession.
O 'I took out of my wife's mouth' P35 - he even put his wife
Beatrice before Catherine. Shows how much love he has for
Catherine.
O 'it's breakin' my heart, y'know' P35 - this makes it sound
like Catherine and Eddie are breaking up like a couple! Well
that's Eddie's opinion on the matter...

5. Eddie kissing
Catherine Rodolpho
Eddie kisses Catherine because: Eddie kisses Rodolpho because:
O He doesn't want to let O He tries to prove Rodolpho is
Catherine go. gay, 'you see?' P48, showing
O He's jealous Catherine that because
O He wants to show he loves
Eddie kissed Rodolpho,
Catherine. Rodolpho is gay.
O Eddie comes up with the
O He wants to tell Rodolpho
that she's Eddie's. stereotype 'if a man's gay,
he fancies every other man'.
O He's drunk and mocking
Rodolpho.
O He's trying to insult
Roldolpho. Rodolpho tried
attacking Eddie but Eddie
pins him down and kisses him.

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