An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Group

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bless
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High School - 12th Grade

Note the description of the man about to be hanged and explain what is meant by the quote?

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Posted by bless on Tuesday February 26, 2008 at 1:13 PM and tagged with an occurrence at owl creek bridge, characters, hamlet, quote.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    The description is spread throughout the first portion of the story. The first lines of the story open with the physical description, simply recounting his posture. The third paragraph puts him in his social context, letting readers know what they can tell about him by his appearance. The later descriptions move into his mind and heart, and the quoted thought is the clearest example of this. They show his clear mind, and that he is not self-pitying or focused on fear, but rather, ready to act and concentrating on those he loves.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday February 26, 2008 at 5:39 PM