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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
1. In what ways are the condemned man’s perceptions of time and motion distorted as he is waiting to be hanged?
His perception of time and motion are distorted because time seems to slow down for him. His senses are keen and he notices in detail everything that is happening around him, all the preparations for his execution.
2. What is ironic about the fact Farquhar’s agrees with the saying that “all is fair in love and war ?”
The irony in “all is fair in love and war” is that Farquhar lives by this saying. He receives information from a supposed soldier that Farquhar can stop the northern army’s advance by destroying this bridge. This soldier is actually a Federal in a Confederate uniform, setting up Farquhar. Irony is displayed when he both lives and dies by his own saying.
3. What details in part 3 suggest that Farquhar’s journey occurs in his mind?
The details that occur in part 3 suggesting that Farquhar’s journey is all in his mind are when he could see the soldier’s eye color when they are about to shoot him, and he had super natural strength after losing blood to his head from being hung for a moment.
4.Point of view refers to the vantage point from which the story is told. a. Why is the limited 3rd person point of view appropriate for this story? b. How might the story be different if Bierce had used an omniscient 3rd person narrator?
The limited 3rd person point of view is appropriate because it allows you to see the final thoughts of a dying man and hear his story and not anyone else's. The story would be different if the omniscient 3rd person had been used because in anyone else's point of view, Farquhar would have just died and the story would have lost the flashback and sense of time.
1. In what ways are the condemned man’s perceptions of time and motion distorted as he is waiting to be hanged?
His perception of time and motion are distorted because time seems to slow down for him. His senses are keen and he notices in detail everything that is happening around him, all the preparations for his execution.
2. What is ironic about the fact Farquhar’s agrees with the saying that “all is fair in love and war ?”
The irony in “all is fair in love and war” is that Farquhar lives by this saying. He receives information from a supposed soldier that Farquhar can stop the northern army’s advance by destroying this bridge. This soldier is actually a Federal in a Confederate uniform, setting up Farquhar. Irony is displayed when he both lives and dies by his own saying.
3. What details in part 3 suggest that Farquhar’s journey occurs in his mind?
The details that occur in part 3 suggesting that Farquhar’s journey is all in his mind are when he could see the soldier’s eye color when they are about to shoot him, and he had super natural strength after losing blood to his head from being hung for a moment.
4.Point of view refers to the vantage point from which the story is told. a. Why is the limited 3rd person point of view appropriate for this story? b. How might the story be different if Bierce had used an omniscient 3rd person narrator?
The limited 3rd person point of view is appropriate because it allows you to see the final thoughts of a dying man and hear his story and not anyone else's. The story would be different if the omniscient 3rd person had been used because in anyone else's point of view, Farquhar would have just died and the story would have lost the flashback and sense of time.