Eddie Quotes Flashcards
“I don’t understand you; she is seventeen years old you gunna keep her in the house all her life?”
This comment from Beatrice to Eddie tells the audience that he is too protective, too possessive of Catherine and he should be able to see that she is old enough to look after herself. This also relates to how the patriarchal society is changing and women are not staying as house wife’s anymore, this slow change in society also links to eddies slow demise in power
“I take the blankets off my bed for him, and he takes and puts his filthy hands on her like a goddammit their!”
Eddie’s reaction to Rodolpho demonstrates how emotionally unstable and irrational he is. He cannot see the young man’s qualities. Instead he is blinded by his fear that Rodolpho will take Catherine away from him. To cover this he uses the excuse that Rodolpho, “ain’t right”.
“He was good to me, Rodolpho. You don’t know him; he was always the sweetest guy to me”
Catherine sees the positive side of Eddie. He is obviously capable of much warmth and generosity and she really appreciates this - at least for now. But she is also speaking in the past tense as if he has changed and is a different person to who he was before.
“Give me the number of the immigration bureau. I want to report something. Illegal immigrants.”
Self interest is one of Eddie’s great motivating factors. He is deeply aware of the horrific nature of betraying an immigrant to the authorities and yet, when his own comfortable relationship with Catherine comes under threat, he is quite prepared to break this code of honour.
