Old man at the Bridge’ is a story about the horrors of war. Elucidate.
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In "Old Man at the Bridge," war has a devastating impact on both civilians and soldiers. That impact can be seen in the forced displacement of noncombatants and the disintegration of political and social trust.
The Old Man at the Bridge, with its theme of war, violence, duty, kindness and the trauma of displacement is a short story wherein a tale of human suffering is laid out succinctly in a short yet powerful narrative by Ernest Hemingway. The first-hand experience of Hemingway in the two World Wars enabled him to get an up-close and personal view of the horrors of the war and its debilitating effect on individuals. This tilt in Hemingway’s writing is reflected in several of his works which include For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms and On War among others. It must be remembered that Hemingway’s works was very influential in drawing attention to the trauma the soldiers suffered from during and after the wars. In this particular story, Hemingway focuses on the plight of innocent people whose homes are converted into a battlefield without their consent, when all they are doing is “taking care of animals”.
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