there are times when people are made helpless by situations beyond theri control. Justify the context of the story " Old man at the bridge ".
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In the story Old man at the bridge, the old man is very much attached to his animals. But when he leaves the town of San Carlos due to the artillery, he is seperated from his animals. And seperating from his animals make him lose his existense. He surrenders himself to fate. The narrator as a friend asks the old man to move yo a safe region. The story is set on Easter Sunday, which means the renewal of rebirth and possible change but for the old man it meant inevitable death.
The short story ‘The Old Man at the Bridge’ is written by Ernest Hemingway. It is a story which depicts how people become helpless due to situations that are beyond their control.
This story shows a setting in San Carlos during the Spanish Civil war. The author’s mission was to cross the bridge daily to check the advancement of the army into their territory.
On one such occasion, the author happened to come across an old man sitting near the bridge at the Ebro river. Although he knew the army had reached really close, the old man would not listen to the author’s plea of moving from there. He could not bear to part with the animals and birds he loved the most.
The author was prepared to help the old man to get out from there. However, the old man refuses to move from there, which makes the poet feel helpless.