Publisher's Synopsis
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the timeBierce was inspired by his dramatic personal experiences in the Union army to write an incident on the Owl Creek Bridge and the rest of the stories in this anthology.During the Civil War, a man about to be hanged activates a psychological defense mechanism that manages to suspend the temporary laws until he reaches an outcome that casts a disturbing light on what has happened in the mind of the protagonist and the reader .Bierce's story constitutes an admirable pioneer exercise on the potential of the psychological story and the diffuse contour that accompanies the concepts of reality and fiction.An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge ', is a short story by American author Ambrose Bierce. It is one of the best classic tales filled with detail and vision. This story inspires the imagination, then provides one of the best twists ever invented. The story is set in the time of the Civil War. It is famous for its irregular time sequence and twisted end. Bierce ', s abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is considered an early example of experimentation with stream of consciousness. It is one of Bierce ', s most anthologized stories._,
