Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge

“Peyton Farquhar was dead; his body, with a broken neck, swung gently from side to side beneath the timbers of the Owl Creek bridge.” This quote is from the story Owl Creek Bridge, which is a great story for your imagination to run wild. This story is about plantation owners in the Civil War, and about the fight between the Confederacy and the Union. A very interesting topic, the story tells the bad man's point of view and how he feels. This film is proof that you never know the fine line between reality and dreams.
The Occurrence at Owl Creek is a complex film that may be hard to understand the meaning of. The film symbolizes a deeper meaning than what you may think. This film shows that you never know the fine line between reality and fiction. The film shows a man who burned down a bridge and is found doing it by soldiers. The soldiers decide his punishment is to be hung. …show more content…
This story takes place during the civil war, the plantation owners didn’t fight in the war. Farquhar tried to burn down the Owl Creek bridge which is punishable by execution. Since this man burnt down the bridge he is going to be hanged by the union. Whilst being hanged the rope breaks off, and he falls into the water and swims away while being shot at. In the end, he finds his wife and is at peace but before getting to her, he feels a sharp pain and the scene cuts to him being hanged after