Old Man at the Bridge

"Old Man at the Bridge" is a short story by American writer

Easter Sunday as the Fascists were set to overrun the region.^[4] Hemingway's notes on the incident have been reproduced.^[5]

Plot summary

On Easter Sunday the narrator a

pigeons. The old man keeps returning to the fate of his animals. The narrator warns him to walk to then get on a truck to Tortosa and onwards to Barcelona

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Analysis

The old man is too old to fight and very tired, he is inclined to remain at the bridge to await his fate, as his animals have already done. The old man neither supports or opposes the Fascists, and he has attachment for his animals and his town. By the end of the story the pigeons have become doves, representing peace -- in contrast to the war around the narrator and the old man.[7] The old man himself represents the good shepherd wanting to look after his animals.^[6] The repetition of the old man's focus on the animals emphasizes his inability to separate the past from the present. The story is further intensified by the imminent death of at least one of the two main characters.

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c Prime Study Guide Retrieved 22/9/2022.
^ Biblio Retrieved 22/9/2022.
^ "Press: Insiders". Time. March 21, 1938. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
^ brainly Retrieved 22/9/2022.
^ Hemingway at the bridge Retrieved 22/9/2022.
^ ^a ^b Litcharts Summary Retrieved 2/92022.
^ A Summary and Analysis of Ernest Hemingway's Old Man at the Bridge' Retrieved 22/2/2022.

[prime-1] Prime Study Guide Retrieved 22/9/2022.

[2] Biblio Retrieved 22/9/2022.

[TIME-3] "Press: Insiders". Time. March 21, 1938. Retrieved June 29, 2014.

[4] rainly Retrieved 22/9/2022.

[5] Hemingway at the bridge Retrieved 22/9/2022.

[lits-6] Litcharts Summary Retrieved 2/92022.

[7] A Summary and Analysis of Ernest Hemingway's Old Man at the Bridge' Retrieved 22/2/2022.

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