The Importance Of A Fall In Maine

Ambrose Bierce’s short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” and the film version directed by Robert Enrico share some similarities but mostly the differences between the two works. Both the short story and film can be compared and contrasted in relation to the emotion, detail and perspective. One is at an advantage, reading the short story before seeing the film because the story gives a better idea of what is happening and who the protagonist really is. In other words, the short story helps in providing the reader with key details that are not mentioned in the film.

My eyes peeled open slowly and the bright sunlight flooded into my eyes, blinding me. I heard the sound of running water and felt the cold breeze flow over my body. I looked out of my hammock and in front of me was a beautiful waterfall and several towering, bright green trees. My friends whom were with me shortly awoke and we packed our things and set off on our first true day of hiking in the Appalachian mountains.

Ambrose Bierce weaves a tale of intrigue and captivation, by using shifts of voice and time in the story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge�. In the first four paragraphs, Bierce begins the story using third person, and in this point of view, he creates reality. We can view the situation and all aspects while it is written in third person; we know precisely what is going on, we know it is real. Near the end of the fourth paragraph, the author shifts cleverly from third person to limited omniscient. After having us view the story in third person, Bierce transfers from reality, to the main characters' thought processes, having us view Peyton's thoughts and dreams also as reality. "He looked a

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In Uneven Ground, the author Ronald D. Eller narrates the economic, political, and social change of Appalachia after World War II. He writes “persistent unemployment and poverty set Appalachia off as a social and economic problem area long before social critic Michael Harrington drew attention to the region as part of the “other America” in 1962.”(pp.2) Some of the structural problems stated by Eller include problems of land abuse, political corruption, economic shortsightedness, and the loss of community and culture; personally view the economic myopia as being the most daunting.

It's also the perfect time to view wildlife. The cooler temperatures bring the animals out, looking for food for the coming winter season. Some of the animals also get frisky in the Fall. Cover your eyes!

The Appalachian region lies in the Humid Continental Climate region, located between 35 and 55 N in North America. In continental air masses, westerlies dominate the climate, bringing cold continental winters and warm summers from the interior of continents. Also, the westerly wind belt brings frequent weather changes, migratory pressure systems, especially in winter. Therefore, Appalachia has four distinct seasons, including a long cold winter, a short warm/hot summer, and transitional periods in spring and fall. The average summer temperatures are warm (around mid 70’s average) while the average winter temperatures are below freezing (around 25 degrees). Summer is the wettest time of year (convective rains,) and the average precipitation

The United States is the 3rd largest nation in the world and is 2nd largest nation on the North American continent. The United States houses some of the most premier land for agriculture and mining in the world. The lowest point in the United States is Death Valley at -86 meters, and the highest point in the United States is Mount Denali, formerly Mount McKinley, at 6,190 meters. The eastern United States towards the Atlantic Ocean is characterized as coastal plains, and it is in this area that most of the population of the United States is located. Just west of the coastal plains is the Appalachian Mountain chain that stretches from Northern Georgia to Maine. The Appalachian Mountains is a mineral rich region that houses one of the biggest

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Ambrose Bierce is a very talented author. He has published many works in his time and some of which are still favored among today’s generation. A lot of his stories are fairly clear, especially in giving detail about his war history. But in his story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, I never would have been able to understand the story without the use of his vivid imagery, ties to his personal life, and the main character’s point of view.

People need to realize that their actions could lead to bigger problems. For example, if one would rob a bank, they face the consequence of being caught and going to jail for their whole life. That is exactly what Peyton Farquhar faced in “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” Peyton wants to go North, hoping for an opportunity. However, the problem is getting over the Owl Creek Bridge, where he has to prowl his way out of the bridge and get past the soldiers surrounding it to finally get North. In his story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” Ambrose Bierce uses the Owl Creek Bridge and the water under the bridge to represent death.

After reading An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, I have determined that this short story is not a modern short story. Unlike how a modern short story should be, this one does not focus on the nuances of the character, it is a fast-paced story, and the ending is not focused on a revelation but an effect.

In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” Bierce shows the reader what the fear of death can do to a man’s psyche while allowing the reader to decide if what the protagonist has done is justified or not. Bierce does this through the narrator’s point of view, Bierce’s writing style, and the narrator’s tone. The narrator, being third person limited, knows what Peyton Farquhar thinks and how he feels; and therefore, is able to go into great detail about Farquhar's hanging. Which causes the reader to wonder why the narrator went through the trouble of going into so much detail about the imagined escape?

Bierce's ability to effectively use the literary skill illusion gives the reader reason to ignore the impending death. Charles E. May perfectly captures the reason why illusion plays such a big role in "A Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". He says, "... the story's theme- the human need to escape death- is established by Bierce in the only way it can be, by means of imagination..." (May, 1). The reader gets sucked into the story because they so desperately hope Farquhar survives.

In naturalism, the human conditions of characters are lead by passion, instincts, and ill-educated. These human conditions tend to generate or make apparent the character’s brute within. Ultimately, the downfall of these characters are due to the character’s brute within. In Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” Stephen Crane’s “The Blue Hotel,” and Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”, naturalism is throughout each story, but it is represented through the character’s human conditions. These human conditions help generate the brute within in each character; overall, the brute within brings the end of each character.