Preview

Summary Of A View From The Bridge

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
398 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Summary Of A View From The Bridge
In the article “A view from the bridge” there is two main characters, one a man who is in his 20s-30s and a boy who is young. The story is about the man helping the boy with his fishing with a twist at one point. Throughout the article there is details that inform the reader of the boy’s problem and there is a point when the author realizes it too. When reading the story it starts off with the man jogging in Fort Lauderdale who comes across a boy who is fishing in the water. The man doesn’t seem to care for the boy at first and was not going to stop but something about the boy drew him in to help. The boy had dropped his last shrimp and needed help finding it which happened to be next to his foot. This is the first clue the author gives that

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant is a short story about lost love, realization, moving on, but most of all, letting go of what you love. The readers follow along as our fourteen-year-old narrator falls for 17 year-old Sheila Mant during a Vermont summer. The author reveals the theme throughout the use of characterization, plot, irony, imagery, and many more. Throughout the story, the narrator is trying to woo Sheila and takes her on a boat ride up to a concert. But, just as things were going swimmingly, our narrator realizes he didn't pull up his line he has under the boat. This normally wouldn't have been a problem, as he would usually have been able to reel it in, but everything changed after Sheila said that she didn't like fishing.…

    • 334 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    I am reading “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” by W. D. Wetherell. This story is about a fourteen-year-old boy crushing over a seventeen-year-old girl, he has to choose over her or a bass. In this journal I will be questioning who he picks.…

    • 542 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The Brooklyn Bridge was a feat of modern technology. Its construction spanned from 1869 to 1883, or fifteen years over the lives of its three creators. The first, who was also the designer, was John Augustus Roebling. Many thought it impossible for his plan to succeed, as most other suspension bridges had failed under certain circumstances, but he was determined to prove them wrong. In 1867 his plan was approved by New York legislators and just two years later construction began. Throughout the years of construction, many died, including Roebling himself. After his passing, Roebling’s son, Washington A. Roebling, took his place as chief engineer. For most of the time afterwards, he worked well in this place, but after getting what was called…

    • 240 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    I think Cherokee Paul McDonald called his essay “A View from the Bridge” because he goes into intricate details to describe the view that the young boy would have seen from the bridge had he not been blind. At the beginning of the story, McDonald appeared to be slightly frustrated with the interruption of his run when the young boy asked him to stop and help him with his bait. McDonald’s annoyance was more pronounced when he looked down and located the young boys shrimp right beside his foot. When he turned to head back to the road, his attention was caught when the young boy hooked the tarpon but the appearance of being annoyed and impatience to get back to his run continued with the comment ““Why don’t you get yourself some decent equipment?””.…

    • 305 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The main idea of chapter three talks about that Eddie writes mr. stiles a note saying that his truck was stolen in front of his house. He accuses his friend angle of stealing the truck. And then angel arrives to eddie's house so he tells angel to get out his house angel refuses to leave. Eddie brings out the gun that his aunt left him in a tortilla towel.After angel leave Eddie goes to college for his classes and sees Mr. Yellow Shoes, the same color shoes that the guy who killed Jesus was wearing. Now Eddie is following him around and then in the parking lot he confronts him. He then meets a girl named norma a old high school friend. Eddie mom and aunt tries to convince him to date a girl named norma rodriguez. Dolores eddie aunt wants eddie to hurt the guy that killed jesus. Eddie leaves with the norma from high school and disappeared into the night of gunfire and howling dog ( page 53)…

    • 350 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    There are many important items that have helped to shape the history of our people and society. Among the many things that have been synonymous with whom we are; the Piano has stood tall over time. This is the reason why a number of Piano Movers Sacramento and its environs have patronized over the years, decided to throw more light on the subject. They organized a symposium in which they highlighted the salient points about this topic. Although, there are many undertones about the way the presentation was done, the fact remains that the Piano holds a top place in our history. The following lines capture some of the high points of the event.…

    • 521 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove, written by James Moloney is about Carl, the protagonist, abandoned by his mother and was sent to stay with their aunt with his younger brother in Wattle Beach. It is through events and relationships that the author crafts the psychological and emotional journey Carl embarks on. James Moloney administered literary techniques such as setting, characterisation and symbolism to demonstrate reader Carl’s journey.…

    • 872 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The meaning of the word “Crucible” has a huge role in the personality of the characters in the story. A crucible is defined as a severe test or trial. It applies to each character throughout the story, but mostly to John Proctor.. In many ways, the crucible that John faces change his character enormously.…

    • 403 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    In the Teenage fiction novel, A Bridge to Wisemans Cove, Carl is one of the few people who change in the novel while being at wattle Beach and Wisemans Cove. Carl changes Physically, Socially and mentally. Harley also changes seeing his personality has developed as well as his decision making and Maddie also changes seeing that she isn’t the Maddie Carl knew before.…

    • 370 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Bass Mant

    • 929 Words
    • 4 Pages

    I am reading”The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant” by WD Wetherell and I am on page five. This book is about a 14 year old boy having a crush on a girl named Sheila Mant. Throughout the story he does many things to get her attention. As the story goes on he is stuck between two choices. Which one will he choose? In this paper I will be questioning and connecting.…

    • 929 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The novel, A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove authored by James Maloney illustrates an insightful journey into the depths of the themes situated among the protagonist young boy Car Matt and his life of abandonment. This novel Such as Family, Love, Belonging, Body Image and Rites of Passage.…

    • 379 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    The poor boy earns his own money in order to play sports as a child. He plays on the hockey team and creates his own baseball and cricket team. He organizes games against other parts of town. While the other boys in the community played with slingshots and hunted birds or squirrels, “he hunted the neighbor’s windows, porch flower pots, and the lights that shone near his street” (8) but he didn’t harm any animals. When the narrator took him to the movies the boy left him to be with other friends. To the surprise of the reader and the narrator he came back to watch the movie with his friend. During the movie the boy admits to the narrator that he snuck into the movie theatre that the narrator’s father owns, without paying. The narrator admits to doing the same thing at the ice rink and a bond forms between them. This is when the boy’s life begins to spiral downwards.…

    • 599 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The little boy refers to McDonald as "Mister" and uses the word "hey" frequently to show the reader the youth of the boy and his innocence. The innocence of the little boy is shown when he makes comments such as ,"Would you help me please?" The author makes the little boy seem helpless and in need of guidance by having him fidget around to find his shrimp that he accidentally dropped on the ground. The author almost makes the reader feel sorry for the little boy, and this is brought out even more when the author will not stop to help the little boy. The reader feels angry when the author criticizes the way the blind boy is dressed, and the little boy's…

    • 307 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    block trying to make new friends; to forget about my old friends. I succeeded, I met a…

    • 1523 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Course

    • 490 Words
    • 2 Pages

    We are pleased to inform you that Glyndwr University London Campus , a UKBA Highly Trusted Sponsor has now received approval to offer the following Glyndwr University programmes:…

    • 490 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays