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    The villagers believed that the redeemer will come and save them when the world parishes in the form of a horse. They believed in the resurrection of the redeemer when the world ends. The horse statue also known as the Kalki statue is the final avatar of the Hindu god. A Horse and Two Goats SummaryRead more

    The villagers believed that the redeemer will come and save them when the world parishes in the form of a horse. They believed in the resurrection of the redeemer when the world ends. The horse statue also known as the Kalki statue is the final avatar of the Hindu god.

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    In the story, the horses and the two goats reflects materialism and spiritualism respectively. The horse statue is a symbol of materialism as despite having a strong value to the villagers, the American ends up buying it. The goats are the hopes of Muni- a sign of hope and peace. Muni had no intentiRead more

    In the story, the horses and the two goats reflects materialism and spiritualism respectively. The horse statue is a symbol of materialism as despite having a strong value to the villagers, the American ends up buying it. The goats are the hopes of Muni- a sign of hope and peace. Muni had no intention of selling the statue but due to the language barrier, he ended up selling it to the American man. The American man is representation of all materialistic values in the world as he’s only concerned with business and not with culture and tradition. Muni, on the other hand, represent spiritualism as he reminisces the past and lives on simple little things which makes his life hard but survivable.

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    The story represents a cultural clash through Muni, who is simple villager from South India and the American businessman. The American man speaks English and thereby expects Muni to also speak it. This is a thought of a privileged class. Belonging to a poor family, Muni does not have the luxury to lRead more

    The story represents a cultural clash through Muni, who is simple villager from South India and the American businessman. The American man speaks English and thereby expects Muni to also speak it. This is a thought of a privileged class. Belonging to a poor family, Muni does not have the luxury to learn English and hence, is unable to understand what the businessman was telling him. This culture clash results in both men not understanding each other and trying to express themselves to sign language and pointing at random objects. Despite trying to understand the language the conversation leads to misunderstanding. While Muni believed that the man was going to buy his goats, the man was actually buying the horse statue.

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    The story also ended in a misunderstanding. The American businessman was under the impression that he had purchased a horse statue whereas Muni believed that he had managed to sell off his goats. When he comes back to his wife and rejoices with the money that he had received by selling his goats. ThRead more

    The story also ended in a misunderstanding. The American businessman was under the impression that he had purchased a horse statue whereas Muni believed that he had managed to sell off his goats. When he comes back to his wife and rejoices with the money that he had received by selling his goats. The ending presented the impression of how the culture clash could lead to a misunderstanding but also result in both the men getting what they wanted all the while. The ending also presented the impression of how Muni was satisfied with his simple spiritualistic life whereas the American man dreamed of a big materialistic life.

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    The main conflict in the story arises from the culture clash. The American man speaks English and thereby expects Muni to also speak it. This is a thought of a privileged class. Belonging to a poor family, Muni does not have the luxury to learn English and hence, is unable to understand what the busRead more

    The main conflict in the story arises from the culture clash. The American man speaks English and thereby expects Muni to also speak it. This is a thought of a privileged class. Belonging to a poor family, Muni does not have the luxury to learn English and hence, is unable to understand what the businessman was telling him. This culture clash results in both men not understanding each other and trying to express themselves to sign language and pointing at random objects. Despite trying to understand the language the conversation leads to misunderstanding. While Muni believed that the man was going to buy his goats, the man was actually buying the horse statue.

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    The themes of the story are:- 1) Culture Clash- The American man speaks English and thereby expects Muni to also speak it. This is a thought of a privileged class. Belonging to a poor family, Muni does not have the luxury to learn English and hence, is unable to understand what the businessman was tRead more

    The themes of the story are:-

    1) Culture Clash- The American man speaks English and thereby expects Muni to also speak it. This is a thought of a privileged class. Belonging to a poor family, Muni does not have the luxury to learn English and hence, is unable to understand what the businessman was telling him. This culture clash results in both men not understanding each other and trying to express themselves to sign language and pointing at random objects. Despite trying to understand the language the conversation leads to misunderstanding. While Muni believed that the man was going to buy his goats, the man was actually buying the horse statue.

    2) Materialism versus spiritualism- the horses and the two goats reflects materialism and spiritualism respectively. The horse statue is a symbol of materialism as despite having a strong value to the villagers, the American ends up buying it. The goats are the hopes of Muni- a sign of hope and peace. Muni had no intention of selling the statue but due to the language barrier, he ended up selling it to the American man. The American man is representation of all materialistic values in the world as he’s only concerned with business and not with culture and tradition. Muni, on the other hand, represent spiritualism as he reminisces the past and lives on simple little things which makes his life hard but survivable.

    3) poverty and wealth- Muni is the representation of poverty whereas the American businessman is the representation of wealth. Even being burdened, Muni leads a simple life by reminiscing the past and taking his goats out to graze. The American businessman, despite being wealthy, is after the horse statue which he knew was a great importance to the villages. The American man’s mentality is that of a privileged one whereas the mentality of poor Muni was that of respect for his own culture and tradition.

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    The old man seems to have given up his life as his only reason to live was dead. His animals were his only family and they were gone. There was no reason left for him to live and carry on. Summary of the Short Story Old Man at the Bridge

    The old man seems to have given up his life as his only reason to live was dead. His animals were his only family and they were gone. There was no reason left for him to live and carry on.

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    The old man was the last one to leave his town as he was busy taking care of his animals. For him, his animals where his only family and he wanted to take proper care of them before leaving the town. He was 72 years old and he had already walked 12 km and was very tired to walk any further. The oldRead more

    The old man was the last one to leave his town as he was busy taking care of his animals. For him, his animals where his only family and he wanted to take proper care of them before leaving the town. He was 72 years old and he had already walked 12 km and was very tired to walk any further. The old man was wearing steel-rimmed spectacles and gray-dusty clothes and his face was black and dusty. He did not also look like a shepherd.

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    The story brings out the conflict between man and his inner self through the character of the old man. The old man’s animals were like his family and he was guilty of leaving them behind in a war prone area but there was no other option. When he cross the bridge he was saved physically but consciousRead more

    The story brings out the conflict between man and his inner self through the character of the old man. The old man’s animals were like his family and he was guilty of leaving them behind in a war prone area but there was no other option. When he cross the bridge he was saved physically but consciously he was still in trouble. The old man couldn’t cross the bridge with his animals and had to leave them behind, despite his effort of trying to save them. The author has portrayed the conflict between the inner self and the outer self in the story as the old man had to leave his animals behind in order to save himself.

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    The conflict in the story, the old one of the bridge, portrayed by the author is between the man and his inner self. For the old man his family was his animals. However in order to save himself, he had to leave his animals behind in the war prone area as he was 72 years old and he couldn’t carry allRead more

    The conflict in the story, the old one of the bridge, portrayed by the author is between the man and his inner self. For the old man his family was his animals. However in order to save himself, he had to leave his animals behind in the war prone area as he was 72 years old and he couldn’t carry all his animals across the bridge. The man was forced to kill his own considered family just save himself. Because of the war he was forced to kill for his own benefit, despite not wanting to do so.

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