old man at the bridge describe the old man appearance
Answers
The old man is the second character in the short story, who is presented from the narrator’s perspective. According to his outer characterization, he comes from a town called San Carlos (l. 14), he is “seventy-six years old” (l. 42), he has no family, and he used to take care of animals.
His physical portrait is conveyed on several occasions, and helps suggest the idea of helplessness: “An old man with steel rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road.” (ll. 1-2); “...I looked at his black dusty clothes and his gray dusty face and his steel rimmed spectacles…” (ll. 21-22)
Inner characterization
The old man’s inner characterization is conveyed through dialogue and his actions.
The fact that the man walked 12 kilometers from his town and got tired and decided to stop at the bridge suggest not only physical but also psychological exhaustion. He is a man who had to leave his town and who realized he has nowhere to go. This idea is further emphasized by his reluctance to go to Barcelona: