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The Bridge Thesis

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In Franz Kafka's short story "The Bridge", many statements stick out and appear to lead to different themes. Each detail points to possible overall thoughts, but in the end it seems that the theme is much more simple than the other thoughts coming to mind. In the end, everyone will be hurt. Every single person will be stabbed in the back, disappointed, unhappy. When born, people are generally happy and optimistic. Society teaches pessimism, negativity, and disappointment. In the short story, the bridge had but one job, to hold up any passengers crossing over the ravine. The bridge was given subpar support systems, being the crumbling clay that she clutched to, suspended above the stream below. She was cold and lonely, having nothing but

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