The short story “Old man at the Bridge” written by Ernest Hemingway, published 1938, is about a conversation between a soldier and an old man who had to leave his hometown during the Spanish Civil War. The story conveys the subsequent problems for helpless victims, especially old people.
The action takes places at a pontoon bridge near the Ebro Delta on Easter Sunday during the civil war. The day is described as “a gray overcast day with low ceiling”(line 66) and all the refugees of that area are crossing the bridge. OBJECTIVE: Students will be introduced to the close reading strategy and through the reading will read for comprehension, author's craft and structure and making connections. |
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