Sentence Analysis of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The short story, an occurrence at owl creek bridge has some really powerful themes and is a very highly regarded work for several reasons. I believe the twist ending is the most important aspect of this story. I would really like to cover the second to last sentence where your understanding of the story really takes a sharp turn for the worst. Just as you thought our protagonist is simply free he is woken up by the white light of death. This opens such a wide variety of discussions. However all correlate to the one theme that there is no winning in war, there is no glory or satisfaction. This story makes you question the value of life like no other, in terms of morality and logic it truly does reinforce this message. “As he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon--then all is darkness and silence!” This is one of the last sentences in the story however I find them ...