, viewing bridges as physical structures meant to get people from point A to point B. In contrast, his daughter views bridge-building as a creative act

Mahy draws heavily on her own childhood for this story; her father was a construction builder who worked on actual bridges in New Zealand during the 1940s and 50s. By turning this biographical detail into a fable, she creates a "code by which to decipher experience," celebrating those who dare to build bridges for the soul rather than just for the road. The Spinoff character analysis of the siblings or a look into how Mahy's influenced other stories in the same collection? Story Review – The Bridge-Builder - The Wonder of Words

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