i want to report something. illegal immigrants. two of them Flashcards
eddie calling immigration bureau to report marco and rodolpho, act 2
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relationships
eddie ruins all of his relationships after making this phonecall
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personality
eddie is so tunnel visioned that he has lost all reasoning
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emotions
eddie is jealous of rodolpho and his relationship he has with katie
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genre
- eddie is a tragic character
- this is the climax of his downfall, hes going against his community and morals due to his tunnel vision
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motivations
- eddie wants to get rid of rodolpho due to his jealousy
- he is so desperate to get rid of him he calls immigration
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themes
american law vs community law, eddie is a strong believer of community law but now goes against his beliefs due to his tunnel visioned feelings for katie
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mood and atmosphere
tense and shocking, eddie was adamant that bea and katie dont tell anyone about marco and rodolpho
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contrast
- extremely out of character for eddie, he told bea and katie the dangers of reporting illegal immigrants
- now he is willing to go against his community in order to get rid of rodolpho
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attitude
eddie is tunnel visioned and cant see what hes doing is wrong
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status
eddie has a lower status as he goes against his community, a place in which he is respected, when they learn about what he does, they will lose all respect for him
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social, historical, cultural context
- 1950s red hookm a place where there were a lot of illegal immigrants
- eddie calling the immigration bureau goes directly against his community
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message and/or purpose
- purpose is to entertain
- message is that eddie is so tunnel visioned that he no longer cares about the consequences of his actions
