Steven Caceres

Ms. Bruski

English 1, Period 5

9/15/10

A View From The Bridge Questions

3. The jogger was rude and mean to the kid. He was grumpy and did not want to be

bothered. As a reader, even though at the beginning, I didn’t know that the boy is

blind, I was somewhat irritated with his attitude towards him. He was impatient and

did not really want to stop and help.

5. When the boy asked the jogger to describe the fish, he himself began to see the

real beauty of the fish whereas if he had seen the fish before he would not have

appreciated it as much. The boy helped the jogger realize that he should take the

time to appreciate the beauty of the world.

3. We know that the boy is blind at the beginning because he was described to be

wearing a pair of large wrap-around sunglasses and was fumbling with a beat up

rod and reel. He was trying to get the shrimp from his bucket, when it was actually

right beside his foot. The boy thought he lost the fish when it was actually caught in

the hook. When he caught the fish, he asked the jogger to tell him what it looked like.
6. “No, my friend, Thank you for letting me see that fish.” I think the boy helped the

jogger to see not just the beauty of the fish, but also the beauty of the world around

him. The boy made him realize that he should appreciate the beauty of being able to

see.
Reflection:

I liked “A View from the Bridge” because it is a story about a blind boy who

helps another person to “see” the world in a new perspective and to appreciate the

beauty that surrounds him. When the boy asks the jogger to describe the fish,

realizing that the boy is blind, the jogger uses a lot of details and descriptive words

that really help the reader visualize the stunning beauty of the fish. This opened my

eyes to the power of description and how something as simple as a fish can become

something more.