AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE

SUMMARY AND INTERPRETATION

• A man is about to be executed
• It is being witnessed by few people
• Union soldiers are executing a plantation owner
• They kill him without any hesitation
• A slave owner from Alabama named Peyton Farquhar is introduced

SUMMARY AND INTERPRETATION (CONTINUED)

• Although not a member of the army, Farquhar shows strong support for the confederacy
• A confederate soldier informs Farquhar that tampering with the railroads result in execution
• He goes to observe the soldiers.
• The soldier turns out to be a union scout
• Farquhar attempts to escape back to his house and gets caught.

PLOT DIAGRAM

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