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In An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge why is the civilian being hung?

Peyton Farquhar is being hanged for attempting to burn down Owl Creek Bridge.


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Peyton Farquhar is best described as a Southern planter who is about to be hanged in Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." He is portrayed as a man with a strong will to survive, despite being in a dire situation.


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Ironically what is Farquhar real fate?

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Peyton Farquhar was a wealthy plantation owner in Northern Alabama. Of course, he is a character of a short story fiction.


What is owl creek bridge the main character's fate at the end of the story?

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," the main character Peyton Farquhar is hanged from Owl Creek Bridge. The story reveals that the entire escape attempt that takes place after the hanging is a hallucination that occurs in the moment before his death.


What did Peyton Farquhar like?

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Why was Peyton farquhar arrested?

He was trying to sabotage the Owl Creek Bridge.


State the situation Peyton Farquhar faces in Part 1?

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What happened to Peyton Farquhar at the end of the story?

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Why does the author describe how Peyton Farquhar reacts to the sound of his watch?

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek", the author describes the scene with Peyton Farquhar looking at his watch to tell the readers how Peyton is coping with the sounds around him. He is so frightened that his own watch is really loud.