What Is The Theme Of On The Bridge By Todd Strasser

“On the bridge’ by Todd Strasser is my favourite story that we have read in class. This story is about a boy named Seth and a boy named Adam. Seth wanted to be as cool as Adam so he bought a denim jacket and tried to make it look like he has been in many fight just like Adam. One day they were smoking on a bridge and scaring people. Seth didn’t smoke so he held it to his mouth. Adam decides to throw his cigarette butt to the highway that was below them and hit a car. The people in the car get mad and come onto the bridge. They ask who did it and as a nice friend Seth didn’t snitch on him, but he notices that Adam is pointing his finger at him. The guys force Seth to lick the ashes off their car and smash his head against the windshield. When the guys leave Adam makes an excuse and says that he tried to help Seth, but they had a knife. Seth didn’t believe him and started to …show more content…
The songs of today’s age have a big impact on us kids, we would listen to what the song says. One of Meghan Trainor’s song lyrics is “ if I was you I wanna be me too.” These lyrics are literally say be like me and today’s society would probably try to be like her. Most people do the things they do because a celebrity is doing it and it seems cool. The majority of the people in this world has at least one person that they wish they could be like. You might call it your role model, but you try to be exactly like them. When people try to be like someone it's mostly because they are jealous of that person or trying to fit in with the crowd. In today’s society people are trying to be someone else.
The story “On the Bridge” is my favourite short story that I have read in class because the theme of the story speaks out to me, I feel like I have a connection with the main character Seth and also it reminds me of what kind of world we live in. That is why this is my favourite short