without a single shot being fired or a drop of blood being spilled in the story highlights the destruction caused by war
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In His story, Hemingway has shown the readers a brief glimpse of war by making the use of different literary devices into the story to point out the tragically ironic features of war’s ability to destroy even the most innocent creatures in its wake. The nameless old man who is about 76 years old has walked over six miles from his home in San Carlos and reached a pontoon bridge near Ebro river and sat there completely tired. There he meets the narrator and is warned by him to move along and flee to Barcelona. But the old man is too tired to journey any further to any place.
On the far side of the bridge lies Barcelona, which represents the possibility of safety and refuge. On the near side, only certain destruction awaits. The bridge symbolizes the point of no return for the old man. If he crosses over, he may be safe but he must give up his everything. But if he stays, he will most likely share the fate of his beloved animals he cared for in San Carlos.
The narrator of the story points out that the story is set on Easter Sunday, a Christian holiday meant to celebrate Christ rising from the dead. But the irony in his declaration is very much apparent as no one will resurrect but only join the dead when the Fascists attack the city.
The unarmed old man does not belong to either side.He feels compassion for those organisms who are not equipped to survive the destruction unleashed by the war and its aftermath. He is 76 years old and does not have enough strength to make it to the other side of the bridge.The clearly shows that he poses no threat to anyone. But still his life is in danger.
The Spanish Civil War can be said to be a precursor to World War II and alerted the world to what the horrors of a war and what would lie ahead for then when the actual war would spread. Hemingway shows us what happens to the innocent and the powerless in the war.
In the end, Hemingway captures the inhumanity and barbaric nature of war. But quite ironically, he does so without a single shot being fired or one drop of blood being spilled in his tale of a nameless old man at a pontoon bridge.
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