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volleygirl5797
volleygirl5797
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High School - 9th Grade

Why does Leslie die in "Bridge to Terabithia"?

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Posted by volleygirl5797 on Wednesday March 11, 2009 at 7:54 PM and tagged with bridge to terabithia, characters, die, drown, leslie.

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  1. drgingerbear Teacher
    Graduate School

    eNotes Editor

    No one can say for sure why Leslie drowns. This is how it happened:

    Jesse has big crush on his teacher, Miss. Edmunds. When Jesse goes with Miss Edmunds to the National Gallery of Art, Leslie goes to Terabithia by herself. The creek is overflowing because of the rains and she swings on the rope above the creek to cross it. The rope breaks and she falls into the creek. Although Leslie is a good swimmer, she can’t make it to shore and she drowns.

    Her death brings the story to the climax, or the central crisis. Through her death, Jesse has to come understand himself and overcome his fears.

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    Posted by drgingerbear on Thursday March 12, 2009 at 11:41 AM

  2. m655rachie
    m655rachie

    Leslie Dies in the book because she drowned in the river. she did this by having the rope break, and she cannot swim.

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    Posted by m655rachie on Monday April 6, 2009 at 12:50 PM

  3. jocy17
    jocy17 Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    • She dies because she wanted to be with Jess and went to bridge to terabithia when Jess told her not to so she wouldn't be coward.

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    Posted by jocy17 on Tuesday June 16, 2009 at 7:14 PM

  4. monkeygirl222
    monkeygirl222 Student
    High School - 12th Grade

    the real reason she dies is to say life is short so keep your mind wide open to see the truth.people die all the time but if you die and never live there is no dying.and Jesse love her.think beyond the story everybody needs a terabithia.

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    Posted by monkeygirl222 on Tuesday July 28, 2009 at 8:34 PM