An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: Responses
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge responses
1. This story is about a man, Peyton Farquhar, who broke the Union law and is now getting hung off of Owl Creek Bridge. In part one, the story is going through what Farquhar is thinking while he is awaiting his inevitable death. In part two, Bierce gives you background information on Farquhar and what he did to deserve his death. Part three is about Farquhar finally escaping his demise by freeing his hands and neck and hiking the thirty miles back home. It turns out in the end that Farquhar finding his way back home was just his mind playing out an unreal scenario, and he had actually fallen to his death. The reason why he was being hung is because he intruded on a Union claimed territory and tried to burn it down.
2. The shifts in the point of view range from being inside Farquhar’s head to being on the outside and seeing everything happen. Being on the outside lets you know exactly what is happening, but being on the inside of Farquhar’s head makes you realize how mad he has gone. He is willing to make up any scenario to take him back to his wife and kids one last time.
3. According to Farquhar, he travels all day to see his wife again. Bierce writes “All that day he traveled, laying his course by the rounding sun.” In reality, only minutes had passed in his fantasy world that he had created.
4. There are many places that suggest Farquhar is in great pain. It says that “His neck was in pain… … His eyes felt congested… … His tongue was swollen with thirst.
5. The effect of the shift in paragraph 36 makes you realize that half of the story was just Farquhar’s mind making up a crazy story. If you think about it logically, Farquhar’s entire trip of making it home and finding his wife happened between the time of him falling off the bridge and him dying. On average, it takes about 15-20 minutes to die by hanging. Farquhar’s day long journey really happened within 20 minutes.
1. This story is about a man, Peyton Farquhar, who broke the Union law and is now getting hung off of Owl Creek Bridge. In part one, the story is going through what Farquhar is thinking while he is awaiting his inevitable death. In part two, Bierce gives you background information on Farquhar and what he did to deserve his death. Part three is about Farquhar finally escaping his demise by freeing his hands and neck and hiking the thirty miles back home. It turns out in the end that Farquhar finding his way back home was just his mind playing out an unreal scenario, and he had actually fallen to his death. The reason why he was being hung is because he intruded on a Union claimed territory and tried to burn it down.
2. The shifts in the point of view range from being inside Farquhar’s head to being on the outside and seeing everything happen. Being on the outside lets you know exactly what is happening, but being on the inside of Farquhar’s head makes you realize how mad he has gone. He is willing to make up any scenario to take him back to his wife and kids one last time.
3. According to Farquhar, he travels all day to see his wife again. Bierce writes “All that day he traveled, laying his course by the rounding sun.” In reality, only minutes had passed in his fantasy world that he had created.
4. There are many places that suggest Farquhar is in great pain. It says that “His neck was in pain… … His eyes felt congested… … His tongue was swollen with thirst.
5. The effect of the shift in paragraph 36 makes you realize that half of the story was just Farquhar’s mind making up a crazy story. If you think about it logically, Farquhar’s entire trip of making it home and finding his wife happened between the time of him falling off the bridge and him dying. On average, it takes about 15-20 minutes to die by hanging. Farquhar’s day long journey really happened within 20 minutes.