The Frog Blog

In my last post, I reviewed the lottery by Shirley Jackson, and many people seemed to like it, so I decided to review another very popular short story: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. This short story was a bit harder to read as it had a bit harder language and was considerably longer. However, I did not enjoy it as much as The Lottery, but nonetheless, it was still a great read!  An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge starts by setting the scene over a bustling river in Northern Alabama. The main character, Peyton Farquer, a slave owner, is about to be executed in the river. He is surrounded by soldiers from all sides with firearms, and is about to be hanged over the river. During the preparations for the execution, Peyton contemplates his life and his family, and he comes up with a plan. If he manages to wiggle out of the nose and into the river, he could try to swim to his house, which is just down the stream.  As Peyton is dropped into the river, he l...