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What are Peyton Farquhar's character traits in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

How does the story "Killed at Resaca" express ambivalence towards heroism through the character Lt. Brayle?

How does Ambrose Bierce convey the horrors of war in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Chickamauga"?

Should Mr. Foley have revealed the truth to Mr. Convey in Ambrose Bierce's story?

What are the different parts of the plot in "The Mocking-Bird" by Ambrose Bierce?

How does Bierce contrast gallantry and nobility with brutality and violence in his war stories? Does he favor a position?

What could happen to Druse next in "A Horseman in the Sky"? Can he live with his decision?

Why does Bierce use interruptions like "I can't describe it" and "faugh!" in "What I Saw at Shiloh"? How does the child's reaction in "Chickamauga" comment on the limits of language?

Compare and contrast the effects of war in Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek" and Chickamauga. 

What is the summary of Ambrose Bierce's short story "Chickamauga"?

Look at page 11, at the middle of that long paragraph in “What I Saw at Shiloh” where Bierce starts to describe being attacked. He says, “[t]hen—I can’t describe it—the forest seemed all at once to flame up… .” Also, examine page 14, the end of the top paragraph, where he writes, “[f]augh! I cannot catalogue the charms of these gallant gentlemen… .” Also, examine the last three paragraphs of the story, “Chickamauga,” where the reader discovers the child is a deaf mute. Why is this point relevant? How does the child’s garbled reaction to the violence comment on the limits of language? Why does Bierce use these interruptions: “I can’t describe it” and “faugh!” in “What I Saw at Shiloh”? What do they indicate about his attitude towards language?

How do I formulate an argumentative thesis about a particular aspect of Ambrose Bierce’s Civil War Stories?