1. Respected
In the introduction of the Act One when Alfieri walks in the front of two longshoremen, they nod to him. It is a proof that as a lawyer, Alfieri is respected
by the neighborhood community.
INTRODUCTION. As the curtain rises, Louis and Mike, longshoremen,
are pitching coins against the building at left......Enter Alfieri........The two pitchers nod to him as he passes. p. 3
This characterization conveyed in the conversations between Eddie Carbone and Alfieri when Eddie wants to ask about the law of illegal immigrant. He
always says ―Mr. Alfieri‖ instead of Alfieri.
EDDIE.
I know what‘s in his mind, Mr. Alfieri p. 55
EDDIE. ....Please, Mr Alfieri..... p. 57
2. Reliable
As a lawyer he has to take a great responsibility in hearing and solving the problems of the community. Problems like dispute, father and son relationship,
legacy, and so on. Those are things that Alfieri deals in his entire life. As a man who is trusted in legal issues by the community, Alfieri is categorized as a reliable
man. It can be seen in the beginning of act one where Alfieri explains about
himself in the front of the audiences. He explains about his duties as a lawyer in Red Hook community. As a lawyer he must have heard complaints from the
society about their life and its problems. He must deal with the longshoremen and their wives, compensation cases, evictions, and family squabbles.
ALFIERI. After all, who have I dealt with in my life? Longshoremen and
their wives, and fathers and grandfathers, compensation cases, evictions, family squabbles. p. 4
The other reliable characterization can be seen when Eddie Carbone asks Alfieri‘s opinions about the relationship between Rodolpho and Catherine. He
states whether there is a law in the United States that can be used to separate them. As the only one who knows the formal American law, Alfieri becomes the
reference place for Eddie to ask about the law.
ALFIERI. It was at this time that he first came to me. p. 54
EDDIE. with a fuller flow of indignation
You mean to tell me that there‘s no law that a guy which he ain‘t right can go to work and marry a
girl and? p. 58
ALFIERI. You have no recourse in the law, Eddie. p. 58
The last reliable depicted in the act two, when Marco is arrested in Immigration Bureau. Alfieri is appointed by Rodolpho to insure and bail out
Marco from prison. As a trusted man, Alfieri is also entrusted to be a mediator between Marco and Eddie.
ALFIERI. All right, Rodolpho
—you come with me now. p. 102
RODOLPHO. No Please , Mister. p. 102
ALFIERI. I can bail you out until I have your promise..... p. 102
ALFIERI. You wont touch him. This is your promise. p. 104
As a mediator, Alfieri keeps Marco‘s promise not to interfere Eddie for ever. This promise as an assurance for his freedom.
3. Well-educated and Smart
Kategori