Bridge to Terabithia

I had seen the movie countless times, but I had never read the book. At first, I didn’t know that it was a book. However, that was during the years when I had no idea how to detect a literary story versus a block-buster film story.

Recently, I decided to read books I wouldn’t usually read. Hence my sudden interest in children’s books in my early twenty’s.

One of my favorite aspects of this novel was the time period. I could tell this story was from the late 60’s. The first clue was that a teacher took her student to an art museum on a Saturday. Today that would be considered kidnapping or socially inappropriate. There was so much more trust back then than there is now.

This story is timeless to me because it has a message that is so true to any artist or writer. We are only limited by our imagination. When we need an escape from reality our imagination takes us to places we have strong desires to be.

What I loved most about the story was how Jesse, the main character, handled himself through adult situations like money being tight to buy new shoes, his love for art not being an ideal career for his family, and the death of a friend.

The characters are so young yet they act so mature within each situation. This story is written in another time period possibly around the mid-60’s. Nevertheless, I enjoy timeless classics and reading about ages of contrasting ideals and etiquette.

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