1. the book as an object
1.1. aspects of the nature , trees river etc. the red bridge contrast with the other elements of the book cover- the bridge =most important element of the story. -white letters with the tittle of the book are in the middle . at the botton we found the author´s name.
1.2. the cover =very clean way , the colors are neutral , red bridge= to catch attention of the reader , and the tittle and the author´s name who is in white letters.
1.3. published in 1992
2. the author
2.1. robert james waller- born : 1 august 1939. died: 10 march 2017.
2.1.1. american author ,= He was also a photographer and musician.
2.1.2. best known for The Bridges of Madison County, = successful book in 1993
2.1.3. hes predilection = love stories or romantic novels = the bridges of madison county or a thousand country roads.
3. the contents
3.1. literary genre : romance
3.1.1. the novel: rombert kincaid = photographer. Francesca= wife and depressed mom.// both fall in love , during 4 days// he want´s to move with her to the city , she think about his kids// she rest at the farm.
3.1.2. climax: Francesca confused // move to the city , stay at the farm with his family
3.1.3. robert kincaid: a lonely photographer ho live´s just with his dog¨ that he had a dog, a golden retriever¨//, . he love calmel cigarettes ¨cartons of Camel cigarettes//¨ he has no parents ¨, parents both dead¨ //he use normal clothes like caqui jeans
3.1.4. Francesca: she has 67 years old , she lives in madison county farm, //a wife excluded from his family// , he only worked at home //, she wasn´t happy,// but during all the story she think about his family and his kids and not about her.
3.1.4.1. his son
4. meaning
4.1. robert james waller = romantic author¨ Robert Kincaid looked steadily at Francesca Johnson. She looked back in kind. From ten feet apart they were locked in to one another, solidly, intimately, and inextricably. ¨
4.1.1. a omniscient point of view
4.1.2. ha colloquial leguaje