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The short story An Occurrence at the Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce is greatly influenced by Bierce’s involvement in the United States Civil War. Ambrose Bierce, a native of northern Indiana, was but 18 years of age when he enlisted in the Union after Lincoln’s famous call to arms. Bierce’s biographers agree the war was the central experience of his life to which he constantly returned (Aaron 19). ... The man’s hands were behind his back, the wrists bound with a cord. ... Bierce describes in length, the pain that went through every ounce of Farquhar’s body. ...
The plot in this story is obviously influenced by Bierce’s involvement in the Civil War. ... No doubt Bierce had seen many similar executions during his various enlistment’s, which explains his knowledge of their makeshift gallows. ... Bierce’s involvement in the Civil War influenced all of his works greatly including this piece, as Bierce was forever changed by his experiences. ... It left the grander spectacle untouched and unfelt, but few writers registered the shock of war’s terrors with a comparable fidelity (Aaron 23).
Approximate Word count = 1100
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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