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eddie to bea and katie, warning them of the consequences of telling anyone about the presence of marco and rodolpho as they're illegal immigrants (12 cards)
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relationships
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eddie is in control, he is the head of the house
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personality
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eddie comes across as stern, commanding and overbearing
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motivations
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to scare bea and katie into not talking about the cousins
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genre
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- tragedy
- eddie is a tragic character, his fatal flaw is his tunnel vision for katie that he cant see what he is doing is wrong
- this contrasts with him phoning imigration on marco and rodolpho later on
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emotions
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katie and bea are shocked and scared
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attitude
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- eddie thinks community law is above american law
- he thinks the community should protect each other
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theme
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- community law vs american law
- eddie believes community law over the latter
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social, historical, cultural context
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- 1950s red hook, a place with a lot of illegal italian immigrants
- the italian community had created a culture of protecting each other
- they didnt trust police and took justice into their own hands
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status
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- eddie has a high status at home as hes the only man and therefore head of the household
- he has a high status in the community as he respects the community, therefore the community respects him
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contrasts
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- contrasts with when eddie calls the immigration bureau
- contrasts his morals when he goes against the values he held so high
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message and/or purpose
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- purpose is to entertain
- message is that eddie is a tragic character, he causes his own downfall
- eddie causes chaos for himself and his family
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mood and atmosphere
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tense as eddie is fearmongering
