Of Peyton Farquhar In An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge

Peyton Farquhar is paying the price for his loyalty to the South during the Civil War at the beginning of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” Peyton Farquhar listens to a fake Confederate sol-dier/Union spy who gives him the idea to burn the bridge which ultimately leads to his death. Am-brose Bierce does an excellent job at the describing the scene in which Peyton is being hanged. The solider told Peyton that if any civilian went to the bridge that they would be hanged. Peyton disre-gards the message from the Union spy and tries to burn down the bridge because of his pride of the South. He knew that he would not be able to see his family, his house, or get to experience the rest of his life if captured.
The significance of the conversation