Owl Creek Bridge Foreshadowing

Death to the traitors! Bierce uses foreshadowing to create a shock effect for the reader’s throughout the entire short story of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”. Ambrose furthermore uses symbolism to foreshadow events in his story. He also uses imagery to indicate events that were occurring. Ambrose Bierce uses foreshadowing and other literal techniques to create a shock effect in his short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”.
To begin with Ambrose Bierce uses foreshadowing a lot in this story. For example Farquhar noticed veining on leaves along the river and the bugs. This brings the reader’s to believe that something is not normal because it is not human to be able to do that. “He could no longer feel the roadway beneath his feet!” Farquhar did not realize that his feet were no longer set into the ground because he was hanged. When the noose falls into the river with Farquhar it makes you believe things are not as they appear. The foreshadowing that he uses in this store creates a shocking effect.
The ticking of the Farquhar’s watch symbolizes that time is not on Farquhar’s side and he is running out of time as soon as the story starts. The clock was ticking down to the lasts moments till his life. “A piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current.” This symbolizes freedom. When Farquhar pushes open the gate and passes the white walk it symbolizes his walk to heaven. Ambrose did a great job connecting to the reader's using the symbolism that he uses in his