Friendship, Grief, and Loss. The friendship at the heart of Bridge to Terabithia abruptly becomes a source of grief and loss near the end of the novel. As the story unfolds, however, Katherine Paterson charts the ways in which the power of friendship can become a kind of roadmap to navigating grief. Ultimately, Paterson argues that the lessons
Terabithia stars Josh Hutcherson (of Zathura and the imminently more effects-driven Polar Express) as Jess Aarons, the only boy in a family of girls. Estranged from his classmates because of his
From the text: "Sometimes he would sneak down to the old Perkins place and find Prince Terrien crying on the porch, where Mr. Burke had exiled him.
Katherine Paterson 's Bridge to Terabithia has an ending that shows us that even in the darkest times, not all hope is lost. Over the course of the book, fifth-graders Jess and Leslie become
The conflict is that Jess wants Leslie to come play in Terabithia with him, but Leslie is busy repairing the old house with her dad, Bill. Plus, Jess doesn't understand why Leslie wants to spend
In Katherine Paterson's novel Bridge to Terabithia, May Belle Aarons is the younger sister of the protagonist, Jesse (Jess) Aarons. Bridge to Terabithia is a young adult novel in the realistic fKUp.
