Emotions: How they dictate one’s actions
Every day, one makes thousands of choices about their actions. These actions have consequences. Throughout The Other Side Of The Bridge, by Mary Lawson, characters constantly deal with the consequences of their actions. This novel demonstrates that despite the impending consequences, emotions strongly dictate one’s actions. Emotions such as hatred between two individuals significantly impacts Arthur’s choices and causes him to disregard the repercussions. In addition to hatred, obsessing over another, causes Ian and Jake to make choices in spite of the consequences. Finally, Arthur and Jake’s responses are made without considering the consequences, and are only based on jealousy. Many times during …show more content…
This is demonstrated when Ian sees Jake and Laura kissing, and, “He went directly back to the field where he left Arthur. He did not debate what he should do, the rights and wrongs, the possible consequences. He was filled with an intent so furious, so ungovernable, that it left no room for thought” (339). Ian is obsessed with Laura and does not want anyone else to be with her, because of how beautiful she is. This obsession causes him to make the decision to tell Arthur what happened, without considering the consequences. Telling Arthur the news is horrible as Arthur and Jake hate each other. Hearing about Jake and Laura sends Arthur over the edge. Arthur fights Jake and incidentally Carter dies. The death of Carter is a direct result of Ian’s decision to tell Arthur. Ian did not consider the consequences of his choice because of his obsession with Laura. Furthermore, the power of obsession can be exhibited when Arthur realizes, “Right then, as he felt the slow flush spreading over his face, as he felt Jake notice it, saw the light drawn, saw him smile, Arthur knew what was going to happen. He saw the whole thing, right then” (263). Jake has an obsession with proving that he is better than his brother. As soon as Jake finds out Arthur likes Laura he immediately decides to go after Laura to show Arthur that he is better than him. Jake does not consider …show more content…
Hatred between two individuals causes Arthur to make choices without considering the consequences. Additionally, Jake and Ian’s obsession dictates their choices in spite of the repercussions. Finally, jealousy impacts Arthur and Ian’s actions despite the consequences. The novel demonstrates that despite the impending consequences, emotions strongly dictate one’s actions. This is exhibited throughout The Other Side Of The Bridge by Mary Lawson, and occurs everyday, when one makes choices based on their emotions in spite of the
Every day, one makes thousands of choices about their actions. These actions have consequences. Throughout The Other Side Of The Bridge, by Mary Lawson, characters constantly deal with the consequences of their actions. This novel demonstrates that despite the impending consequences, emotions strongly dictate one’s actions. Emotions such as hatred between two individuals significantly impacts Arthur’s choices and causes him to disregard the repercussions. In addition to hatred, obsessing over another, causes Ian and Jake to make choices in spite of the consequences. Finally, Arthur and Jake’s responses are made without considering the consequences, and are only based on jealousy. Many times during …show more content…
This is demonstrated when Ian sees Jake and Laura kissing, and, “He went directly back to the field where he left Arthur. He did not debate what he should do, the rights and wrongs, the possible consequences. He was filled with an intent so furious, so ungovernable, that it left no room for thought” (339). Ian is obsessed with Laura and does not want anyone else to be with her, because of how beautiful she is. This obsession causes him to make the decision to tell Arthur what happened, without considering the consequences. Telling Arthur the news is horrible as Arthur and Jake hate each other. Hearing about Jake and Laura sends Arthur over the edge. Arthur fights Jake and incidentally Carter dies. The death of Carter is a direct result of Ian’s decision to tell Arthur. Ian did not consider the consequences of his choice because of his obsession with Laura. Furthermore, the power of obsession can be exhibited when Arthur realizes, “Right then, as he felt the slow flush spreading over his face, as he felt Jake notice it, saw the light drawn, saw him smile, Arthur knew what was going to happen. He saw the whole thing, right then” (263). Jake has an obsession with proving that he is better than his brother. As soon as Jake finds out Arthur likes Laura he immediately decides to go after Laura to show Arthur that he is better than him. Jake does not consider …show more content…
Hatred between two individuals causes Arthur to make choices without considering the consequences. Additionally, Jake and Ian’s obsession dictates their choices in spite of the repercussions. Finally, jealousy impacts Arthur and Ian’s actions despite the consequences. The novel demonstrates that despite the impending consequences, emotions strongly dictate one’s actions. This is exhibited throughout The Other Side Of The Bridge by Mary Lawson, and occurs everyday, when one makes choices based on their emotions in spite of the