An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Group

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jp0830
jp0830
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Compare Cather's account of Paul's death in "Paul's Case" with accounts of dying in other stories (like "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge").

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Posted by jp0830 on Wednesday October 28, 2009 at 7:24 AM and tagged with cather, literature.

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  1. scarletpimpernel Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Both "Paul's Case" and "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" rely heavily upon the stream-of-consciousness technique, meaning that they take place in a character's head and stream that character's thoughts.  Specifically, in regards to death, the authors portray the idea of escaping one's fate/death and viewing the life each character had right up to his death. In "Bridge," Peyton Farquhar actually creates another reality in his head right before his execution.  In a sense, Paul does the same thing before the reader discovers that he is deceased.

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    http://www.enotes.com/pauls-case/style

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    Posted by scarletpimpernel on Wednesday October 28, 2009 at 11:31 AM