Neil Gaiman's short story, "Troll Bridge," is a retold fairy tale story that takes on a modern stand on the traditional fairy tale with a different twist and dimension to the story. Gaiman made use of a single human, instead of a goat who twice manages to convince the troll that there will be more of him, meaning more experience, to eat next time he crosses the bridge if he lets him go. Jack, the main protagonist in the story oddly enough, finds himself on the bridge yet again and his third encounter with the troll goes rather differently because he finally allowed the troll to eat him up. Him showing up thrice, and unexpectedly, shows how Jack cannot escape his fate of eventually being eaten by the troll, and that his sign of resignation to the troll implies the realization of his selfishness, hence his inner ugliness is further manifested externally when he, himself becomes a troll in the end.
Jack first encounters the troll at seven years old when he discovered a path in the woods that travels in a straight line. He starts to wander through it and sees a bridge, after he comes across it, a troll shows up bluntly stating that he will eat Jack up. The troll allows him to leave, agreeing to his condition of him coming back once he has gained more experience in life. Jack comes back to the bridge again at the age of fifteen, with his best friend Louise, with whom he is in love with. He takes her home not realizing the path they were going and so ended up on the bridge, without realizing it. The troll shows up again, claiming to eat Jack's life because he has come back, "You said you'd come back to me. And you have. Have you learned to whistle?" When Jack replies with a yes, the troll is pleased and says, "You have grown in life and experience. More to eat. More for me." But despite selfish efforts to trade his life for Louise' and because she is an innocent, the troll still reluctantly decides to wait for his return when he has gained further experience in life.
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