No one can compute the loss of time ensuing daily from delays at the ferries to the multitudes crossing the stream. And time is
not only money -- it is opportunity. Brooklyn becomes available, henceforth, as a place of residence to thousands, to whom the ability to reach their places of business without interruption from fog and ice is of paramount importance. —Opening Ceremonies of the
New York and Brooklyn Bridge,
Seth Low
Use the drop-down menus to identify which details from the text show the difficulties people faced in trying to get between the two boroughs before the bridge was built.
From the given excerpt from Seth Lowe's speech on the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, it is easy to infer that the newly constructed bridge will help ease a great deal of the inconveniences of the people trying to get to their business destinations.
Moreover, it will ensure that there is a safe and quicker way of getting to their work destinations. The detail that shows the main difficulty that the people faced when trying to get between the two boroughs before the bridge was built was in the phrase <em>"delays at the ferries"</em>. This delay made it the most difficult for them to face.
In the above excerpt, Orwell is using indirect characterization.
Here, the private thoughts of the character are telling the reader more about his personality. We learn not only who he supports but also that he is doing so secretly.
