“Eddie is … not a man to weep over; the play does not attempt to swamp an audience in
tears. But it is … possible to relate his actions to our own and thus to understand ourselves a
little better not only as isolated psychological entities, but as we connect to our fellows and
our long past together.” (Introduction to A View from the Bridge, Arthur Miller.) Write an
essay in which you consider the meaning of Miller’s statement and explore Eddie’s
connection to us and our “long past together.”