An occurrence at owl creek bridge

An occurrence at owl creek bridge

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  “An Occurrence atOwl Creek Bridge” • Point of View – third person limited; p.o.v. from the perspective of one character but through a narrator.
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  Time • Time shifts– “real time” for the soldiers who are waiting for the execution • Farquhar closes his eyes while on the plank and time shifts for him and slows before his actual death • When time shifts he is thinking of his family • Ultimately can’t escape his reality
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  Reality vs. Illusion •Farquhar’s flight is a way for him to control his reality • Believes he is escaping • The Union soldier disguised as a Confederate soldier
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  The Color Gray •Line between friend and foe – color of “Confederate” soldier’s uniform • “Clouded” sense of reality • Farquhar’s eyes
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  Driftwood and theBridge • Driftwood – Farquhar’s freedom; an extension of himself as he’s thinking about his escape • The bridge – connection or bridge between life and death; reality and fantasy