Theme Of Imagination And Creativity In Bridge To Terabithia

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In the book Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, the theme is imagination and creativity. For example on Page 61, Jesse and Leslie got a new dog and they are very happy as they use their imagination in their imaginary kingdom and they make the dog a prince, like when Leslie says, ""Then we'll name him Prince Terrien and make him the prince of Terabithia." She put the puppy down and got to her feet. "Where you going?" "To the grove of the pines," she answered. "This is a time of greatest joy."" This shows that Leslie uses her imagination to name the dog and by doing so it distracts her from whatever is going on in her life, and it makes her happy. Also Jesse and Leslie, the character that tells the story and his good friend, are in the woods. …show more content…

While they are walking, on page 39, to what will soon be Terabithia Leslie says, "I know"—she was getting excited—"it could be a magic country like Narnia, and the only way you can get in is by swinging across on this enchanted rope." Her eyes were bright. She grabbed the rope. "Come on," she said. "Let's find a place to build our castle stronghold." Leslie uses the strong imagination that she possesses to think of and create a land ruled by her and Jesse only by thinking it up in her head to create happiness for herself and Jesse. Finally on page 49," Look May Belle," Leslie was saying. "If Jess picks a fight with Janice Avery, you know perfectly well what will happen." May Belle wiped her nose on the back of her hand. "She'll beat him up." "Noooo. He'll get kicked out if school for fighting a girl. You know how Mr. Turner is about boys who pick on girls." "She stole my

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