Bridge To Terabithia Character Analysis

Massimo Oliveti 3/6/23

St. Augustine of Canterbury 7W Literary Analysis of Bridge to Terabithia “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up” (Picasso). In the dramatic family fantasy, Bridge to Terabithia written by Katherine Paterson, we experience the struggles of the main character Jesse Aarons. We can see how troubled Jesse Aaron’s life really is. In the beginning of the book, it is clear that the Aaron's family lives in a rural area and struggles with money. It is apparent that the author portrays Jesse as an artistic, adventurous, and athletic immature kid. Patterson explains why Jesse is portrayed as an artist. We see why this is a trait that Jesse Aarons has, because of how he sometimes draws in class. “He would like to show his drawings to his dad, but he didn't dare. When he was in first grade, he told his father that he wanted to be an artist when he grew up. He'd thought he would be pleased. He wasn't” (Paterson 14). With this quote, we see how it has such a transparent meaning of how much he loves art. Jesse loves creating art so much that he does it in class. When he does this

“Of course he was going to run. He had gotten up early every day all summer to run” (Paterson 2 pdf). With this quote, Paterson provides for us, it exhibits how dedicated he was to sports, especially running. Since it is mentioned pretty often in the book, we see how these details help shape his character from beginning to end. “For the rest of that day, and until after lunch on the next, he had been "the fastest kid in the third, fourth, and fifth grades” (Paterson 3 pdf). In this other quote that is given in the book, it conveys the thought on how he is a great runner. The reason he was called the “fastest kid in third, fourth, and fifth grade” is because he won the race leading us to find out he is capable of winning competitive