Adaptation Of An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge

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The adaptation of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge done by Twlight zone is more thrilling than from the original source by Ambrose. The very first difference was the way to tell you about the order by the union army that caused our protagonist, Peyton Farquhar, to be captured and hanged. In the text we are briefly told about the order not to destroy any of the Union's train tracks but in the film it is clearly shown in the first scene. This little alteration already takes away from the thrill of the text by removing some mystery behind why he is about to be hanged. In the scene of the film you are also shown soldiers in a manner which emphasizes the hanging in the background.The text also highlights this but not as well as the film. Both version

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