How does Arthur Miller use the character of Alfieri in A View from the Bridge to critique the conflict between justice and the law in 1950(TM)s America?

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How does Arthur Miller use the character of Alfieri in A View from the Bridge to critique the conflict between justice and the law in 1950's America?

A View from the Bridge is a play written by Arthur Miller in the mid-1950's. Set in the 1940's, when America was being subjected to many immigrants arriving from other countries, Miller explores the effect that these immigrants had on working class society. These immigrants were taking up hard-working jobs, such as those available in the docks of Brooklyn. Arthur Miller was a playwright who worked in the docks during the 1940's and met many Italians who were also working in the docks - he listened to and learnt about how Italian communities work. Using his experience from anecdotal evidence, Miller took his inspiration for this play through one story about a boy report his immigrant family to the authorities. Miller was accused of being a communist during the post-war paranoia of the Red Scare. Miller was on the Hollywood blacklist, and he had many of his rights taken away due to this naming of names instigated by Joseph McCarthy. Miller uses this 'name' theme during his play. He uses this