An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge story
A Confederate sympathizer is about to be hanged when the rope breaks, allowing him to escape and return home. Directed by: Robert Enrico. Story by: Ambrose Bierce, Robert Enrico.
9 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| facing one's own execution | choice | Peyton was about to be hanged for interfering with railway bridges and in fact, the whole story was a dream taking places moments before his death. |
| what if I had a near-death experience | choice | In his dream, Peyton escaped the noose and being fired at with shot and shell. |
| American Civil War | major | The story is set in the South during this war. |
| capital punishment | major | Soldiers tried to summarily execute Peyton, but failed it seemed; but then they succeeded. |
| facing organized pursuit | major | In his dream, Peyton was pursued by Union soldiers after they botched his hanging. |
| military related work | major | The story concerned the goings on in a military outfit during the American Civil War. |
| the desire to survive | major | Peyton was determined to escape the from Union soldiers were going to execute him. |
| husband and wife | minor | Peyton was but inches from falling into his wife's arms when the dream ended and his neck snapped. |
| pleasure in nature | minor | Peyton found a new joy in life as he escaped peril after peril - we saw him looking blissfully at minute details of nature. |