In the story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, Ambrose Bierce tells a story about a man named Peyton Farquhar and his tragic death. Personally I do feel some sympathy for Peyton for what happened but is was no one else’s fault but his own that he ended up hanging from a noose. I do not feel as bad because Peyton was warned about the soldiers and that any trespassers would be hung before attempting to approach the Owl Creek Bridge. I think he thought he was going to be able to get away with taking all or some of the driftwood located against the wooden pier against the end of the pier. Peyton ignores the warning and ends up exactly where the soldier told him he would, hung on a noose. I feel sympathy for his family more than him, him being
