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Analysis of Bridge to Terabithia Essay

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Friendship can be shown through the words of anyone in any form, whether it is short or long, in a simple poem to a complicated novel, even in a simple common book such as, Bridge to Terabithia. The author, Paterson, uses many of reasonable literary elements in her book, such elements encompass: character, plot, setting, theme, style, point of view, and tone. These seven elements show us that friendship between the main characters, Jesse and Leslie, in Bridge to Terabithia, although interrupted by many everyday occurrences, can develop quickly, without one's realization. And that friendship, that was suddenly started, can be suddenly gone with the least suspected. In this instance, friendship is suddenly ended, there would be the …show more content…

There is stereotyping in Jesse and Leslie when they become friends and make their make-believe land. Jesse's sisters are stereotyped in that the two older sisters are "babies" (7), May Belle "worshiped" (2) him, and Joyce Ann was "pure pain." (6) This is stereotypical because Paterson states that all four year olds are pure pain on page six. And the way in which the two older girls and the middle girl act towards Jesse is just a stereotype given to girls in that standpoint. The flat characters in the story are the characters in which Paterson only mentions once in a while in order to give the story some outside experience, for example, Jesse's family, Leslie's family, and school acquaintances. The characters with such traits, basically includes everyone in the story except Jesse and Leslie, who we learn have the round character trait. Jesse and Leslie have the advantage in the story; in this case, by having the protagonist character trait and we learn not only what they are in appearance and in thought but in feeling, as well. Jesse reportedly in love with Mrs. Edmonds (12) but somehow felt that Leslie had a beautiful quality (28) and Leslie had an immediate liking towards Jesse, as any schoolchild would, seeing that they are "down on the next farm" (8). Although most all the characters tend to stay the same in Bridge to Terabithia, the character that

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