The Carpenter
In the late 1950’s, it was really hard to immigrate in a new country. In the play, The Carpenter, the Rosato family faced a number of challenges when they imigrated to Montreal. The first challenge they faced was that Silvio Rosato had to left his pregnante wife and his two children back in Italy. In Montreal he worked hard to find a job and raise some money so he his wife and his children would come to him and he would already had something build here. The money was a real problem to anyone living in the late 1950’s. In the play, Rosato went to visit his father in Chicago and asked to help him by giving him some money. His father totally denied his offer and then Silvio had to be on his own to raise his family. Another aspect really important in this play, it’s the place that family takes. As the play move on, we can see how close are each family members together, not only because of the memory loss and failing health of the father, but probably because of the value that Silvo taught to his children. The Rosato family is probably one of many typical immigrated family image. They all live for each other, they are open to listen each other and we can easily see the hardeness of the links that link each other together.
In the late 1950’s, it was really hard to immigrate in a new country. In the play, The Carpenter, the Rosato family faced a number of challenges when they imigrated to Montreal. The first challenge they faced was that Silvio Rosato had to left his pregnante wife and his two children back in Italy. In Montreal he worked hard to find a job and raise some money so he his wife and his children would come to him and he would already had something build here. The money was a real problem to anyone living in the late 1950’s. In the play, Rosato went to visit his father in Chicago and asked to help him by giving him some money. His father totally denied his offer and then Silvio had to be on his own to raise his family. Another aspect really important in this play, it’s the place that family takes. As the play move on, we can see how close are each family members together, not only because of the memory loss and failing health of the father, but probably because of the value that Silvo taught to his children. The Rosato family is probably one of many typical immigrated family image. They all live for each other, they are open to listen each other and we can easily see the hardeness of the links that link each other together.
