![]() The real motivations behind this action are unclear, but given that Beatrice complains of Eddie not sleeping with her, there is a real possibility that Eddie is harboring other desires than for Catherine. He is fixated on Rodolpho’s sexuality, constantly telling Beatrice and Alfieri that Rodolpho “ain’t right,” and in a (misguided) attempt to prove this, he forcefully kisses Rodolpho in front of Catherine. In addition to his taboo desire for Catherine, Eddie may have other repressed desires. When Beatrice’s illegal immigrant cousins move into his apartment, Eddie feels threatened and fears being pushed out of his position in his own home. As the play develops, his affection for Catherine begins to seem more and more like an incestuous desire, as Beatrice hints several times, and then blurts out toward the end of the play, telling Eddie that he can’t have Catherine. His fatherly feelings for Catherine are gradually revealed to be an extreme, oppressive form of love: he doesn’t want her to grow up and has misgivings about her leaving the house. ![]() ![]() He begins the play as a well-liked member of his neighborhood community, and has a strong sense of honor. The tragic protagonist of the play, Eddie is a hard-working man who supports his wife Beatrice and his niece Catherine, whom he has raised like a daughter. ![]()
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