Bridge To Wiseman Cove Character Analysis

In the novel, A Bridge to Wisemans Cove by James Moloney, many characters, not only Carl, changed throughout the book. Carl was a typical teenage boy with family issues to figure out. Some of the other people who changed in this novel are Skip and Harley. Skip had many reasons to hate the Matt family from an accident but he changed his view about the Matts when he realised that you should not judge a person from there last name. Harley learnt how to stay out of trouble. The main character, Carl Matt, changed the most throughout the book.

At the start when we first meet Carl Matt, he was a shy 15 year old boy that had low self esteem but by the end of the book he changes. Due to Carls rough childhood circumstances have left him abandoned by his mum Kerry and his older sister Sarah in wattle beach. In the care of a grumpy middle aged woman who was his Aunt Beryl You can sleep on those blankets for now, she said, pointing. Too hot at night to need anything on top of you. (pg. 20) Carl is forced to leave school and look for a job. This led him to meeting Joy Duncan, She knew him from when Carl helped out
Dessie and Skip did not get along very well because of how his son died because of Dessie. Dessie was angry at losing his job and he blamed Skip, so one Saturday when we were on the beach fishing, Dessie started zooming up close to him in his Ute, passing just a few meters away splashing them with sea spray. I dont think he really want to hurt skip (pg. 82-83) Skip also stereotyped the Matts at the start of this novel by saying its the Matt family there a curse on Wattle Beach (pg. 103) When Carl came to Wattle Beach and started working for him, he realised that not all Matts are the same and that some can be different. Carls Brother Harley is very misbehaved and thanks to Joy, Skips wife she makes him stay out of