In the story readers can see that there were a few themes the readers can talk about. The crossing of the bridge was a symbol of the main character obtaining his freedom from his own brother’s enslavement. It was hard to believe that his own family is the one who elslaved him. The author had the ability of evoking a sense of empathy in his readers but I am still unsure if the narrator is just using slavery as a symbolism or if he was really a slave.
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I liked how Carlon, States the meaningful meaning of “crossing of the bridge” defining and symbolizing his freedom from his own brother’s enslavement. It’s hard to believe that you can’t even trust your own family, sometimes the greatest enemy is beside you. In this case, the author’s own family.