Question

Explain why the narrator takes so much time to converse with the old man.

Use details from the story to support your answer
(old man at the bridge)​

Answer 1

Answer:

The narrator in the story takes a lot of time to converse with the old man because he slowly tries to convince the old man to cross the bridge so the man won't die. He gets to know the man so he can slowly persuade him inside the conversation.

Answer 2

The narrator, in the old man at the bridge, needs time to speak with the elderly man as he gradually attempts to convince the old man to cross the bridge so that the man does not die. He gets to know the man so he can slowly persuade him inside the conversation.

Explanation:

• The principal theme of Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Old Man on the Bridge" is the tragedy of war. The author wishes to show the manner in which wars disrupt the lives of ordinary civilians who are trapped in the middle, also the manner in which it frustrates those who cannot do anything about it (0bservers and foreigners)
• Even if the narrative is brief, the horror of war is skillfully described by Ernest Hemingway. In the light of the Spanish Civil War, the plot reveals the encounters between a Scout (narrator), presumably a foreign, and a native old man who has been driven from his town in the face of an impending attack.

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