Context Of A View From The Bridge
a mindmap explaining some contextual factors
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- Created on: 08-04-13 11:08
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- Context Of A View From The Bridge
- Immigration
- After WW2 Italy struggled with extreme poverty
- This led to large numbers of illegal Italian immigrants
- The USA had very strict immigration policy at the time
- This led to large numbers of illegal Italian immigrants
- The USA had very strict immigration policy at the time
- After WW2 Italy struggled with extreme poverty
- Miller
- Arthur Miller was called up in front of HUAC to tell the names of communists in America
- He didn't tell any names
- This may be why his play has such a strong emphasis on "snitching"
- He didn't tell any names
- Miller also spent time living among Italian immigrants
- He understood their culture
- Arthur Miller was called up in front of HUAC to tell the names of communists in America
- Greek tragedy
- Miller uses Alfieri as a chorus
- He makes the ending inevitable
- These are conventions of Greek tragedy
- Miller uses Alfieri as a chorus
- These are not the only ones he uses
- Story of Vinnie Bolzano
- Foreshadowing
- These are not the only ones he uses
- Story of Vinnie Bolzano
- Foreshadowing
- Foreshadowing
- Story of Vinnie Bolzano
- These are not the only ones he uses
- Foreshadowing
- Story of Vinnie Bolzano
- These are conventions of Greek tragedy
- Immigration
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