Old Man At The Bridge

setting of the Old Man at the Bridge

the bridge and how everyone was crossing over it. Spain in the late 1930's. the spanish civil war

protagonist for old man at bridge

the narrator

characterization for narrator and old man

the narrator is round and static and the old man is flat and static

internal conflicts in old man at bridge

the old man doesnt want to leave his animals

antagonist for old man at bridge

the old man. even though he is doing no harm, he is preventing the narrator from doing his job

indirect characterization

things the character says, does, their apperance, reactions, how others react to them, through their name. much closer picture than with direct

externals conflicts

Person vs. person where the old man doesn't want to move and the narrator wants him to be safe. Person vs. person when the enemy is advancing on them.

direct characterization

When the author just comes out and says what it is. When the author tells directly in the story what the person is like. With this we can all come up with different pictures.

protagonist

a good person, one who rises over the conflicts and is the main character

dynamic and static

always changing their way of thinking. always staying the same.

flat and round

many times steryotyped multi-faceted. you learn more about this person than the flat character

antagonists in old man at bridge

old man and the war

antagonist

one who prevents the protagonist from reaching their goals.

theme for old man at bridge

you cannot move forward if you do not let go. people react differently to the same situations.