![]() ![]() Madame Calcet could put the children into a charity home, but she wants to keep the family together.Īrmand is a proudly solitary man who pushes his belongings around in a baby buggy. ![]() This has driven them to live beneath the bridge as it is the only free housing in the city. The Calcets have recently lost the patriarch of the family and were evicted from their home when their mother could not afford to pay the rent on her own. Armand is vocally opposed to children, obligations, and responsibilities, but he is quickly charmed by the young Calcets and begins to care for them in his own way. The family consists of three children-Suzy, Paul, and Evelyne-and their mother, Madame Calcet. ![]() The Family Under the Bridge follows an unhoused man, Armand, as he reluctantly befriends a young family who he finds living in his usual spot beneath a bridge in Paris during the Christmas season. These terms are outdated and considered offensive, but they may appear in quoted material. The book also uses the terms “hobo” and “tramp” to refer to unhoused people. ![]() Armand transforms from a proud, solitary man without a home into a self-proclaimed grandfather and caregiver, just in time to find the Calcet children the home they long for.Ĭontent Warning: The book that informs this guide uses the term “gypsy” to refer to people of Roma heritage. The Family Under the Bridge covers themes of discrimination, family, and change as a catalyst for growth as Armand and the young family-the Calcets-grow closer together. ![]()
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