INTRINSIC ELEMENTS ANALYSIS: PHYSICOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION THE OLD MAN IN “OLD MAN AT THE BRIDGE “ BY EARNEST HAMINGWAY

Abstract

In this writing , the writer to analysis characterization of the old man in “Old man at The Bridge”. He seems dosen’t have a courage in him self to face the enemy anymore. The reason is he is already old. On the other hand . The old man's loving nature is pure, as is the narrator's own ambivalence about what he deems is just another future casualty of war. The theory used necessary is  symbol in physicological characterization ,because it has relationship in man’s loving nature. The writer is more understanding hoe the old man behave. It defines the certainty of characterization of the old man

Keyword: war, loving nature,physical characterization.

INTRODUCTION

Background of The Study

“Old Man at The Bridge” is a short story written by Ernets Hamingway. It tells about an Old Man who was taking a rest at the bridge . the old man has never walked far from his little village to avoid the war. He Has no power, and he can walk no further. Now , he was confused the safety of the animals he has left behind than for his own. 

Purpose of the Study

The purposes on this study are:

To understand the characterization of the Old man in “ Old Man at The Bridge”

Scope of The Study

The scope of this study is the analysis of characterization in “Old Man at The Bridge” by Ernest Haningway

Biography Ernest Hamington

Born on July 21, 1899, in Cicero (now in Oak Park), Illinois, Ernest Hemingway served in World War I and worked in journalism before publishing his story collection In Our Time. He was renowned for novels like The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea, which won the 1953 Pulitzer. In 1954, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize. He committed suicide on July 2, 1961, in Ketchum, Idaho.

Discussion

The Old man in “ Old Man at The Bridge” has charaterzation , based on the pysical caracterization ,

He is a poor man who is verry shabby , because he dosen’t change his cloth for a few monts and presumably he didnt take shower, it show that his face is grey.

The old man is old and confused because he doesn’t know where he shoud go when fasist ask him. It showa in the text “ he looked at me very Blanky and Tiredly