Family Essay Essay

Bridge to Wisemans Cove Freedom Essay by Callum Powell 8A The phrase to set himself free is used a lot throughout a bridge to Wisemans cove, whether it is to do with family issues or just common everyday tasks. Carl is constantly trying to let himself free and mosttimes succeeds but other times doesnt. Some examples are that if hell see his mother or every stop looking after his little pal Harley. Throughout A bridge Wisemans cove he goes through a mental journey facing evil family member (usually Beryl) and friends.An example of setting himself free is at the end of the novel where throughout the book where he has been looking after Harley, feeding him, caring for him and most importantly keeping him out of trouble. Such as when Harley is caught stealing from the local store, by the time he gets back to Aunt Beryls house she lashes out and threatens to spare Harley out but Carl intervenes and give Beryl some of the money that Sarah gave him earlier on in the book so that she can be kind to Harley. So by the end of the book when Harley moves in with the Duncans.Carl feels a sense of relief and independence, because he no longer has the responsibility for Harley and he no longer has to worry to the highest degree him. When Beryl chains Harley up, Carl finds the courage to confront her at the bowls club where she has been all day playing the pokies. If youd stayed with him, kept an eye on him, if you cared about him, he wouldnt get into trouble. This is another explode of the book where Carl sets himself free he finally sets free how much he despises aunt Beryl, she has been mean and cruel to them and trying to find any reason to kick them out.So this is when Carl sets free how he feels and puts his foot down. Another example of setting himself free is also at the end of the book when Carl finds out that whilst on her instruction home from her holiday Kerry died in a bus crash. Carl Matt opened up too, letting go and feeling a freedom flood into him he knew at last that he was alive to feel it (page 241) this moment was probably one of the biggest revelations for Carl as he finally felt the sense of freedom as he was always wondering when his mum would return or if she would return.So when he finally finds out that his mother had died of course he felt poor and depressed but at the same time he felt closure and freedom as he didnt have to worry about her or didnt have to always be thinking of if she will come and pick him up. This is a very important part of the novel as the premise of the book is based on family and love but Carl and Harley dont have either all they have is each other so when they find out their mum is dead it hits them hard but also sets them free.One last example of letting himself free is whilst Carl is workings at Skips barge. Because working on the barge helps Carl get away from all his troubles and more importantly the plenty that dont accept him such as Beryl. Whilst working on the barge Carl finds the freedom to try a lot of new things. You love that barge, dont you, Carl? Youre the best thing that could have happened. Finally people were starting to notice Carl, then he had the freedom to show himself.Throughout the book he was shown as a very shy, lonely and awkward tike who didnt know many people and didnt really talk or try to communicate with them. Carl shared inthe freedom of the bird itself. Elation, freedom. He felt them both (page 158) in some sense Carl wished that he was the bird so that he could fly away from all of his problems ad just grant them all behind. Although Carl keeps working at the barge by the end of the book he still senses a feel of freedom being away from everyone and having somewhere just to relax and forget all of your troubles.To conclude Carl found many ways to find freedom whether it was mental or emotional freedom. The ways he exampled freedom in the text were standing up to Aunt Beryl for Harleys sack, working at the local barge and finally h e having the freedom to stop disturbing about is mother as he didnt know she died on her way back home. So by the end of the novel Carl found the freedom for a lot of things and didnt regret any of the decisions he made.