Eddie Carbone

Eddie Carbone

1. Honour

   • Strong sense of honour
     • "I want my name Marco"
     • Catherine "he's a rat"
   • He goes against his sense of honour in the end
     • Alfieri "You wont have a friend in the world"

2. Relationship with Bea and Catherine

   • Love of Bea
     • "Such a big heart"
     • Bea talks to Eddie about "being wife again"
       • Bea loves Eddie but knows of Catherine
         • "You cant have her Eddie"
   • Catherine
     • Acts too young for her age
       • He doesn't want her to grow up
     • Traditional father figure to her
       • Hates Rodolpho and other men

3. Flaws in his character

   • Catherine his niece and adopted daughter
     • His obession
       • His obsession of her has turned unhealthy
       • Pocessive
         • "You're walking wavy"
           • Eddie cant allow her to grow up
         • Refuses at every stage in her life to let her go
     • His downfall
   • His personality
     • Pugnacious towards Rodolpho
     • He tries to justify his actions even when abandoning his own morals
     • Strict
       • Used to being listened to and obeyed
     • His confusion - Catherine

4. Community

   • Good man
     • Pillar of the community
     • Wants the best for Catherine in terms of work
     • Took the immigrants in to begin with
       • Bea calls him an "Angel"