A View from the Bridge A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
group rates for schools and districts  A View from the Bridge
Theme of Women and Femininity  A View from the Bridge does a
great job of showing the unfortunate role of women in 1950s Red
Hook, Brooklyn. For the most part, they're forced to be
submissive to the men. Getting married and having babies is
perceived as their basic function. There is also a good bit of
discussion on the whole coming-of-age side of things. How does a
girl become a woman? The play also does some interesting
blurring of the lines between the role of wife and daughter.
Questions About Women and Femininity    1. Have Beatrice and
Catherine in some ways shared the role of wife?   2. What does
it mean to be a woman in this community? What freedoms does it
allow? How does it trap them?   3. At what points in the play do
we see women challenge their submissive role?   4. Are the women
just as responsible for their second class citizenship as the
men? Are they equally as attache