Old Man at the Bridge Questions and Answers

What was the speaker doing at the bridge in Hemingway’s story “Old Man at the Bridge”?

What ‘good luck’ did the old man have, as the narrator mentions at the end of the story “Old Man at the Bridge” by Earnest Hemingway? Why are those mentioned as ‘good luck’?

What politics do the old man and the speaker have in Hemingway’s short story “Old Man at the Bridge”?

What statements from the story “Old Man at the Bridge” suggest that the old man is about to give up on life? Quote specific statements to back your answer.

Earnest Hemingway’s story “Old Man at the Bridge” is all about relationship. Do you agree to this statement? Give reasons in support of your answer.

“…but I cannot think what will become of the others.” Who are the ‘others’? What does the speaker mean by the above statement? What trait of his character is expressed here?

Who were the ‘enemy forces’ referred to in the short story “Old Man at the Bridge” by Earnest Hemingway?

Why is the narrator worried about the old man sitting at the bridge in the story “The old man at the bridge” by Earnest Hemingway?

What happened to the old man’s animals in the story “The old man at the bridge” by Earnest Hemingway?

“I was taking care of animals,” he explained. “Oh,” I said, not quite understanding. What does the narrator not understand in “The Old Man at the Bridge” by Hemingway? Why?