A Quick Guide to "Bridge to Terabithia"
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This is only a guide book for the students and teachers of English Literature. This treatise includes introduction to the book, its history and background, characters, summary, and critical analysis. It does not contain the original text of the novel.
“Bridge to Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson was first published in 1977 by Thomas Crowell.
It is a work of children’s literature. The story revolves around two lonely children who make a magical forest kingdom.
In the year 1978 “Bridge to Terabithia” received the Newbery Medal. It is said that the author was inspired by a real life event which had occurred in August 1974. A friend of the author’s son was killed by lightening. She was inspired by that tragic incident to write this story.
The central character in the story is Jesse Aarons, a fifth grader. Jesse becomes friends with his new neighbour Leslie Burke when he loses a footrace to her at their school.
Leslie happens to be a very talented and smart student. She is a kind of tomboy, very outgoing. Jesse thinks highly of Leslie.
A Quick Guide to "Bridge to Terabithia"
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Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: History and Background
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Summary of the Novel
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis
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Chapter One: Introduction
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson was first published in 1977 by Thomas Crowell.
It is a work of children’s literature. The story revolves around two lonely children who make a magical forest kingdom.
In the year 1978 Bridge to Terabithia
received the Newbery Medal. It is said that the author was inspired by a real life event which had occurred in August 1974. A friend of the author’s son was killed by lightening. She was inspired by that tragic incident to write this story.
The central character in the story is Jesse Aarons, a fifth grader. Jesse becomes friends with his new neighbour Leslie Burke when he loses a footrace to her at their school.
Leslie happens to be a very talented and smart student. She is a kind of tomboy, very outgoing. Jesse thinks highly of Leslie.
Jesse happens to be an artistic boy. When the novel opens, he is presented as fearful, angry, and depressed, but having met Leslie his life is transformed. Leslie inspires him and he becomes courageous and he learns to cope up with his frustration.
Bridge to Terabithia
is considered as one of the most challenged books.
In U.K., U.S.A, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and many other English speaking countries, this book is studied in English studies classes.
The book has been adapted twice for movie screen. In 1985 Bridge to Terabithia
was made into PBS TV movie, and then in 2007 it was made into a feature film by Disney Walden Media.
Chapter Two: History and Background
Katherine Paterson, the author, had spent a fairly long period of her life living in Takoma Park Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D. C.
It is said that the present novel is inspired by a tragic event in her life. A friend of her