Rodolpho

Rodolpho

1. Apperance

   • Goodlooking
   • Platinum hair which makes an immediate impression
   • His unusual looks make us see him as he's 'different' from your average Italian immigrant

2. Personality

   • Good sense of humour which makes him popular
   • He is polite, even when Eddie is rude
   • His languages is lively and imaginative which shows his intelligence
     • example; he uses the image of Catherine as a bird in cage.
   • He tries to prevent Marco and Eddie fighting - "No, Marco, please! Eddie, please, he has children!"
     • He apologises to Eddie before the wedding and tries to kiss his hand, in an attempt to calm the situation.
       • He argues with Marco to promise not to harm Eddie, so that Marco can be granted bail and attend the wedding.

3. Facts

   • Unlike his brother, he want to stay in America and own his own motorbike
   • He is keen to see Broadway
   • He buys AMERICAN items such as a jacket and records instead of sending the money he earns back home to Marco's suffering family in Italy
   • He doesn't see things black and white like Marco
     • He attempts to mediate between Marco and Eddie and is sensitive to both points of view. We realise that, in the end, he is more responsible than Marco

4. What makes Eddie jealous/angry

   • He is in touch with his feminine side
     • Can cook, sing, sew
   • He cannot understand why his feminine skills are a problem with 'manly' Eddie

5. CATHERINE AND RODOLPHO

   • Catherine falls in love with him immediately
     • Even though Eddie suggests that he is using her to marry to gain citizenship
       • However, it is clear that his love for her is strong and genuine when he says,
         • "You think I would carry on my back the rest of my life a woman I didn't love just to be an American?" He speaks very passionately.