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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierces' story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" tells the story of a confederate secessionist, who is being hanged by Union troops. At the time of the hanging, the soldiers drop him from the bridge. Luckily, just as he falls the rope snaps and the man dives into the "sluggish stream". He miraculously takes of his ropes and swims away. When he reaches the bank of the creek, he runs for what seems like forever. He finally reaches home, where his family is waiting so anxiously for him. However, Bierce chooses to surround this intriguing tell with elements that carry visual, concrete, and intangible symbolism. The symbolic elements of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" imply that the protagonist, Peyton Fahrquhar, is out of touch with reality, which evidently leads to the added twist at the end of the story.
Many of the symbols in the story have to do with visual representation. For example, Bierce focuses on one......

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