The final section, Peyton’s escape to his family, is quite believable in its own right. Reality versus Illusion: Bierce seemed to be of the thought that the line between reality and illusion is not a very obvious one that these two work side by side (, 2007).īierce, to an extent, manages to bring the audience with him into this thought. The story is a reflection of some of the issues that Bierce seemed to have been interest in.
Besides having himself been a soldier, Bierce was an outspoken opponent of realism, which insisted on reflecting life as it is, ‘without any subjection whatsoever to creativity of the mind (, 2007). It is this playing around with time, this irregular time sequence that makes this story famous.įrom a psychoanalytic point of view, it is quite evident how Bierce’s own life is an influence to this story. Just as the real world has people who can be hungry and tired and in need, so is the world that Farquhar imagines. The story throws us to different times: the ‘present’ moment of the execution, the past that led to the execution and most notably, to an ‘imagined present’ (, 2007).īut there’s is no clear distinction between the reality and the imagination if each is to be judged on its own right. Where did the man about to be hung direct his attention? A floating piece do driftwood How'd he feel about the movement of that item and the procedure? Seemed to move along closely and somewhat sluggish Why did he close his eyes? To think about his family before he dies What were the metallic sounds he heard? His watch ticking What were his exaggerated thoughts about the sounds? He thought it was moving slower b/c he was nearing death and wanted it to be over What did the man begin to think of? A way to escape What happened as this thought flashed in his mind? The Captain ordered the Sergeant to step aside Who was the captured man? Peyton Farquhar What side of the Civil War did he sympathize? Confederacy Was he a member of the military? No What would he have done to help the causes of the war effort? Anything As 1st described, what type of soldier came to his gate? Confederate What'd he ask for? A drink of water Who got that? Mrs.‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek’ is set in the American Civil War and tells of the execution of Peyton Farquhar, a civilian confederate sympathizer (, 2007).
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