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Analysis: An Occurrence At The Owl Creek Bridge

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The first part of the short history ‘’An Occurrence at the Owl Creek Bridge’’ is about a man with his hands tied behind his back being hanged on a bridge by a group of soldiers. During his execution, the man looks down at the water below him and begging to think about different ways he could scape home to see his wife. He idealizes that the best way to escape is through the water by submerging himself. Then quickly, he could be freeing his hands from the bandings, removing the noose around his neck and pushing up to the surface. He thought that the water could keep him safe from any attack from the soldiers. He feels himself celebrating his victory, in other words enjoying the successful scape. On his way to home, he feels tankful for being

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