Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (born June 24‚ 1842; assumed to have died sometime after December 26‚ 1913) was an American editorialist‚ journalist‚ short story writer‚ fabulist‚ and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon The Devil’s Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic‚ his motto "Nothing matters"‚ and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work‚ all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce". Despite his reputation as a searing
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Ambrose Bierce paints of picture of the mind that shows how an altered reality can change circumstances for a moment. A Southern gentleman‚ Peyton Farquhar‚ has been condemned to death for espionage. His crime was trying to blow up a bridge during the Civil War. A much needed bridge that is being used by Union troops. Any terrorists caught were to be hanged without a trial. The military was judge‚ jury‚ and executioner. Farquhar is an unfortunate soul who has strong
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of the story. Irony can also be used in a much more subtle way‚ for example it doesn’t change the entire story‚ it just makes the reader think about what just happened a second time. For example‚ Ambrose Bierce’s short story‚ "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" has very ironic elements to it. Just about the whole story itself is quite ironic. Peyton Farquhar‚ the main charter‚ is being hung. In the seconds of dying‚ he stretches the couple of seconds out into a long-lasting dream. He imagines himself
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humans learn that their true purpose on this planet has no meaning or significance at all. It is during this absurd era‚ when two of the most famous short stories in all of literature were written‚ The Pit and the Pendulum and The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Both of these stories express the darker side of life and throughout this paper will be compared and contrasted in order to better understand the meaning of what is meant by the absurd. When comparing and contrasting two stories‚ we must examine
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Similar to the concept of travelling is the multifaceted and subjective ideal of the journey. Although the following texts illustrate varying concepts and different themes‚ they demonstrate central ideas of physical journeys. Therefore through a comprehensive analysis we can establish that travel exposes a change that is permanently fixed within the ideals of living. One text that represents physical journeys is ’Travelling Shoes’ by Lenore Horowitz. The text is in the form of a poem and describes
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Thoreau and Emerson influenced her writing (Diana 2). The pneumonia that almost took her life inspired her (3). Her first book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek was the most impacted on the sickness. Having almost died‚ the book deals with finding meaning of the universe (Barth 636). Moving to Tinker Creek and living by herself‚ to be alone with nature‚ gave her the idea for the title of her first book. Moving to a cabin on the Puget Sound in Washington State encouraged
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much like the two passages‚ by two different authors‚ written to describe a large flock of birds in flight. The first passage is an excerpt from Ornithological Biographies‚ by John James Audubon‚ while the second passage is an excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. Both passages have their similarities when describing a large flock of birds‚ but they also have their differences. Similarly‚ both passages‚ by John James Audubon and Annie Dillard‚ recounted an experience each author had
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philosophers propose that events only occur if they are sensed by consciousness. However‚ this definition created a period-transcending question‚ “What happens if a tree falls in a forest and nobody is there to sense it?” Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek considers the presence of God in all elements of nature and the intricacy of creation; this context creates an environment for an enlightening faith-based response to this question. This motif first appears in the introduction chapter‚ ‘Heaven
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look at a still-beautiful face belonging to a person who was once your lover in another country years ago: with fond nostalgia‚ and recognition‚ but no real feeling save a secret astonishment that you are now strangers.” In this excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Annie Dillard says that she had “no real feeling” for her past lover because now all they are is strangers. In Dillard’s work‚ An American Childhood‚ she strongly emphasizes the importance of full awareness of your surroundings. In An American
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