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In Ambrose Bierce’s ‘‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’’ (1891), Peyton Farquhar is about to be hanged from a bridge because of a military crime. The rope breaks, he escapes by swimming away, and he reviews the events of his life—all in a hallucination in the instant before his death.
In Kate Chopin’s ‘‘The Story of an Hour’’ (1894), Louise Mallard receives news that her husband has died in a train wreck. Tearlessly, she retreats to her room and reviews the course of her married life. She comes to recognize that she has gained great personal freedom with...
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