Essay on the other side of the bride. The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson is a book describing two different people, which mainly focuses on jealousy, rivalry and the power of obsession for over half a century. There are many characters in the novel and they build relationships with each other that eventually become intertwined. The relationships that are built end up having an effect on the character and contribute differently to his understanding of himself and the decisions he makes. Ian in the novel is an example of this, where the relationships he builds with others help him discover who he is as a person and influence the decisions he makes. Specifically through her relationships with Pete, her father, and Jake, she gets something different from each character that proves vital to who she is. Without these characters, Ian would be very different, as each character contributed something to Ian's ultimate understanding of himself. The relationships Ian builds shape his understanding of himself and influence the decisions he makes and is one of the most important relationships Ian builds. helps him achieve what he loves, it's his best friend, Pete. Pete has been Ian's best friend since their father took them fishing together, the fishing event occurs constantly throughout the novel. Ian realizes that he loves fishing through Pete and it is one of his favorite things to do in Struan, even before he decides what he wants to do with his life. “In fact, it made no difference to Ian where, why or how they fished. He was in love with fishing, it didn't matter that all he caught were snags and sunfish... you could think, during those long stretches, or better yet, you couldn't think. Although... in the middle of the paper... relationships with other people in the city of Struan. His relationships help him understand himself and influence the decisions he makes about the future. People like Pete, his father, and Jake all play a role in understanding different things about himself. With Pete, Ian understands the beauty that the town of Struan has to offer and what he loves about it and influencing his decision to live in Struan, his father helps him understand his profession as he grows older as he becomes what his father hopes that he. be, while with Jake he understands the connection he had with Struan, from the city to the importance of the job of being the city's doctor. Therefore, if Ian had not had relationships with these people, Ian would be a completely different person than he is now in the book because all of them contribute something very important to Ian...