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The story “Old Man at the Bridge” is about a conversation between a war correspondent and an old man who had to leave his hometown during the Spanish Civil War. Hemingway was appointed by the North American Newspaper Association (NANA) but he apparently decided to write it as a short story instead of a news article. As the title “Old Man at the Bridge” suggests, the story revolves around the old man. This very short and simple story is a powerful depiction of how war affects the lives of common people who are “without politics”. The old man has nothing to do with the impending war. But still, he had to leave his home and his beloved pets whom he regards as his family.
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