An occurence at Owl Creek Bridge

My immediate reaction to the ending was incomprenshion. I was troubled by how the whole story was just a thought in his head and that he was just thinking about seeing his wife and kids. The denouement of the story was just two lines of the whole six pages. It just hit you like that! I thought that it was well written to accentuate that the majority of the action was in his head.

My only thought on the end was: it is a bit too predictable. It was not probable that Peyton Farquhar would survive not only the hanging but also the riptides and the shots that were shot at him by the military. It felt a bit too "cheesy". But also if he would of lived through all of that, i would of been surprised. Having that in mind, i think the ending was well chosen for how the action was going.

Regardless of all of that, i liked the story! It described the action and the environment very well. Also the fact that it was a surprise ending also made me like it a bit more. There was a lot of imagery used, which made the whole thing more interesting and clearer to picture. The short story was a bit long to read but easy to understand. I liked that it has a nice flow and doesn't rush to the ending.

On the contrary, what i disliked was that the separation of the paragraphs, some where longer than others and cut short. The beginning of the story was a bit long and stretched. It made it harder to continue reading. Other than that there wasn't more things that i didn't like within this story. The description was a bit long for some parts but it was how the author wrote, which made it comprehensible.

Some difficult words and their definition :

- Dictum : a formal pronouncement of a principle, proposition, or opinion

- Blockade : something that blocks passage

- Stare : to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes

- Outpost : a security detachment dispatched by a main body of troops to protect it from enemy surprise

- Apprehension : seizure by legal process, arrest

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