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Download “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce P ... and more Lecture notes Voice in PDF only on Docsity! “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce P. 580 Define: Point of View - First Person - Third person - Omniscient- Limited - Part I – 7. Soldiers on a bridge about to hang a man 8. Guarding each end of the bridge 9. Very quiet –sign of respect 10. 35 year old civilian planter stands with his hands and feet tied upon the bridge 11. Hears the ticking of his watch 12. Sergeant steps off the plank . . . Part II- 1. Soldier dressed in gray rides up. 2. Mrs. Farquhar gives him a glass of water. 3. Soldier tells him about the order to hang anyone who disturbs the bridge. 4. Farquhar asks if the bridge is guarded. 5. The bridge would be easy to burn. 6. The man they thought was a Confederate soldier is really a Union scout (spy). Part III – after the sergeant steps aside – 13. Feels pain and sense of suffocation 14. The rope breaks and he hits the water. 15. Frees himself from the ropes –feels a lot of pain 16. Swims to the surface 17. Feels a heightened sense of awareness 18. The soldiers are shooting at him 19. Hears the soldier’s voice say “Ready, Aim, Fire” 20. Dove down but could still hear and feel the firing 21. The soldiers are shooting the cannon. 22. He gets caught in a whirlpool (vortex) and spun around and flung out of the stream. 23. Sees the plants and trees, hears heavenly music 24. Follows a wide straight road – headed home 25. His neck hurt, tongue swollen, the grass felt soft 26. Couldn’t feel the road beneath his feet 27. At the gate of his home 28. Reaches for his wife 29. Blinding flash of light 30. Peyton Farquhar swings back and forth on the bridge