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Jul 6, 2012 · A man leaves his town of San Carlos and his animals behind as the Fascists advance toward the Ebro. He sits by the bridge and waits for the trucks to take him to Barcelona, but he is too tired and worried to move.
A short story about an old man who is left behind by the evacuees fleeing from the Spanish Civil War. The narrator, a soldier, tries to help him, but the old man refuses to move and faces his fate alone.
Old Man at the Bridge" is a short story by American writer Ernest Hemingway, written in 1938 and first published in Ken magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4., May 19th, 1938) with which he was involved. It was then collected in The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories (1938). [1]
A short story about an old man who stays behind in his town during the Spanish Civil War, leaving his animals behind. The narrator tries to persuade him to flee, but the old man seems resigned to his fate and his attachment to his animals.
A short story by Hemingway about an old man who leaves his animals behind and sits by the bridge during the Spanish Civil War. The narrator tries to help him but the old man is too tired and worried about his animals.
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A short story by Ernest Hemingway about a solitary old man who stays behind to take care of his animals while fleeing from a war zone. The narrator, a young soldier, questions him and tries to help, but the old man is resigned to his fate and the animals' survival.
A short story about a soldier who tries to cross a bridge during the Spanish Civil War, but collapses from exhaustion and fear. Learn about the historical context, themes, characters, and symbols of this classic work by Hemingway.
