Question

What is the thematic similarity between Old Man at the Bridge and After Blenheim ?

Answer 1

Answer:

These both prose and poem respectively is included in the syllabus of ICSE and in the prescribed book by ICSE.

Old Man At The Bridge is a story by Ernest Hemingway and After Blenheim is a poem by Robert Southey.

The thematic similarity between Old Man at the Bridge and After Blenheim is that both of them focus on depicting the harmful and bad effects of war. Moreover, both of them show the readers how wars destroy the life of a common man. In both of the the above mentioned story and poem, the old man and Old Kaspar respectively were forced to flee away from their hometowns. While the old man had to flee away in his old age, Old Kaspar had to flee away in his childhood.

Answer 2

Answer: The similarities are as follows:-

Explanation:

Alienation is a central concept in Ernest Hemingway's short story "Old Man at the Bridge." The elderly man believes that his life isn't worth living anymore because no one he knows has any interest in him and he doesn't have a clear idea of what he should be doing with his life.

The famous battleground of Blenheim serves as the inspiration for this poem. The first line of the poem describes two children who are out playing near their cottage when one of them discovers a skull. They are taken aback and curious about what the skull could mean, so they approach their grandfather about it. The grandfather, Kasper, then proceeds to enlighten his grandchildren with the events that transpired.

• Both "Old Man at the Bridge" and "After Blenheim" are primarily concerned with illustrating the destructive and demoralizing results of war,
• which is the central theme that ties these two works together thematically.
• In addition, both of them demonstrate to the readers the way in which wars ruin the lives of the average man.
• Both the old guy in the narrative and Old Kaspar in the poetry had little choice but to go away from their respective hometowns when they were threatened with their lives.
• While the old man was forced to leave his home in his old age, Old Kaspar was forced to leave his home when he was a child.

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