An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge Essay

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a short story that use symbol. By looking at the title, you can see that the story probably be about a bridge and someone is about to be hung. So, bridge can be a symbol of representing life or death. According to the story, “a man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below…” (1). By looking at this quote, Peyton Farquhar is trying to killed himself. However, you want know the reason why, until you read the story all the way to the end and pull out context clues. Another quote stated, “as Peyton Farquhar fell straight downward through the bridge he lost consciousness and was as one already dead” (III 1). This quote shows how he might was dreaming