Bridge to a Wiseman's Cove

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The book “Bridge to Wiseman’s cove” displays many birds of prey in the book. The author James Moloney shows the reader how Kerry is a bird of prey as she portrays selfishness and not the needs of her children. Furthermore, Bruce is clearly a bird of prey as he takes advantage of people. Also, Aunt Beryl presents greed for money rather than the welfare of her family. “Bridge to Wiseman’s cove” presents the reader with many birds of prey. James Moloney clearly shows how there are different characters in the world. Bruce is clearly a bird of prey as he takes advantage of the innocence of people. He thinks girls and women are “like fruit.” Bruce uses girls like fruit as he just “picks one” of the tree and “takes a bit” and if he doesn’t like it, there’s plenty of other “fruits in the tree”. Bruce takes advantage of Aunt Beryl when he dates her and does not treat her well. He is sexist and a user. Not only does Bruce break the hearts of girls, but he teaches others such as his younger brother Nathan to. Bruce demonstrates the way he deceives people is at his work. He takes time to get to the aid of his customers, who get their car stuck in sand or washed off by salt water. He informs them that the car is bound to “rust out” in a year or two, and so they sell it to him for a cut-price. The author presents Bruce as a bird of prey as he consistently finds a way to be on top of everyone. Bruce is seen as a bird of prey in the book as he is a user and picks on the feared, scared and paranoid bloke who “drives a Jeep Cherokee” and thinks he had scored a the “greatest bargain of a lifetime”. Bruce is the person who thinks about himself and not the people around him. James Moloney shows Bruce as a tough and rough character who wants to be on top of the world and the best. Bruce is surely presented as a bird of prey as he benefits from the innocence of people. Moreover,
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