Question

In L 2 The Old Man at the Bridge Why didn't the old man take his animals away with him. STD 9​

Answer 1

Answer:

Because he was feared of being attacked by the enemy. He had forcibly left his animals in his native town San Francisco because fascists were going to attack and also he had too many animals therfore he could not carry them with him.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The old man says that he came from the town of San Carlos, where he was taking care of animals. The narrator wonders why the old man is telling him this until the man explains that he didn’t want to desert his creatures, so he was the last person to leave his village. He worries about the goats, pigeons, and cat that he has left behind to die. Meanwhile, the narrator worries about the advancing forces who will surely try to kill them both. entire Old Man at the Bridge.

When the narrator urges the old man to try to walk until he can catch a truck that could carry him away, the old man can only fall back down, repeating, “I was taking care of animals.” The narrator concludes that he cannot help the old man, and presumably leaves him to die there.