" An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

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This paper reviews and discusses Ambrose Bierce's " An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". According to the paper, in the work Bierce takes his readers on an ironic journey through a brutal death and the possibilities of heaven and hell. The paper further reports that this horror story takes a poignant, ironic look of the process of death and possesses an eerie tone.

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"This story, a poignant, ironic look of the process of death, possesses an eerie tone, as well, as evidenced by its appearance as a Twilight Zone episode. I believe that Bierce created a horror story to impress his readers with the finality and futility of war and the gruesome misery it entails. Rather than simply write another war story, Bierce captivates his readers with a supernatural cliffhanger that shifts in and out of the realm of possibility and leaves us affected and caring about Peyton Farquhar."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hopkins, Ernest J. Ed. Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce.University of Nebraska Press/Doubleday: Lincoln, NE: 1970.
• Korb, Rena "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: The Portrayal of a Character's Inner Psychology" www.enotes.com: 2006.
• Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) Online Encyclopedia, "Ambrose Bierce" 2006 http://encarta.msn.com (c) 1997-2006 Microsoft Corporation.
• Singletary, Stacey Ann, University of No Carolina at Pembroke. ww.enotes.com:2006..

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