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CONFLICT (Eddie VS Marco (Chair-lifting scene (After Eddie pretends to…

- - - - Eddie's words: consistently defensive, insistent on playing himself out to be the noble hero
        
        Marco's action: spitting on someone is an extremely degrading insult, and he did so with no hesitation
        
        Marco's conviction that Eddie was responsible for snitching on them (i.e. illegals) + his reputation as a loyal, hardworking Italian convinces everyone in the neighbourhood that Eddie indeed was responsible for the heinous deed
        
        Second source of conflict: between Eddie and Marco who have become enemies
        
        They've now found concrete reasons to hate each other
        
        Marco hates Eddie because he snitched, and Eddie hates Marco because he suffered an irrevocable blow to his reputation
  - - - The conflict between Marco and Eddie begins when Eddie starts to show his dislike of his younger brother, Rodolfo, with physical aggression. Eddie pretends to teach Rodolfo how to box to hurt him as he is upset with him for taking away Catherine while Marco is upset over the fact that Eddie has intentionally hurt his younger brother.
    - - Previously, Marco has been respectful to Eddie since arriving and this is one of the first times Marco has stood up to his host, Eddie. Eddie has clearly overstepped Marco's boundaries which is his family. This leads to tension between the both Eddie and Marco.
  - - - Conflict lies between E&M's difference in beliefs: Eddie as someone who has taken his family for granted VS Marco whose family is his core
        
        Eddie indirectly insults/ degrades Marco's family, i.e. his wife by implying that she would stoop so low as to "seize the opportunity" to cheat on him while he's away, earning money to feed his family
        
        Eddie introducing such a form of dark humour shows that he takes family very lightly; meanwhile, Marco is steadfast in his faith and trust in his wife
  - - - Eddie doesn't see what anything wrong with what he has done but he has ruined Marco's livelihood. Eddie is obsessed over the idea of getting his respect back from Marco and hopes to salvage his reputation this way. However, Marco wants to seek justice for what Eddie has done to him. The conflict lies in how the both of them are clearly trying ro achieve dffierent things, creating more tension.
- - - - When Eddie loses control and kisses Catherine, Rodolfo gets angry and Eddie challenges him to show that he can dominate both of them and also kisses Rodolfo. Eddie did something Catherine and Rodolfo did not wanted, resulting in a clash of interest.
  - - - Eddie intentionally attacked Rodolfo to establish dominance over Rodolfo. Eddie knew that Rodolfo had no experience in boxing and was only a beginner, seizing the chance to hurt him.