An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce weaves a tale of intrigue and captivation, by using shifts of voice and time in the story An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge. In the first four paragraphs, Bierce begins the story using third person, and in this point of view, he creates reality. We can view the situation and all aspects while it is written in third person; we know precisely what is going on, we know it is real. Near the end of the fourth paragraph, the author shifts cleverly from third person to limited omniscient. After having us view the story in third pe…
