Question

What impact does war have on the inhabitants of a nation?How does Hemingway prove the ill effects of war in his story 'Old Man at the Bridge'?

Answer 1

IN THE STORY THE POET PORTRAYS THE HORRORS OF WAR.THE MAN SYMBOLISES ALL THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY WAR AND DEFEAT OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY IN SPAIN.IT LEADS TO DEATH DESTRUCTION .THE STORY SHOW THAT WITHOUT A SINGLE SHOT BEING FIRED , PEOPLE SUFFER THE HORRORS OF WAR.