An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: Literary Realism

Many researches have been done on more general terms in American literature, such as romanticism and classicism, but few studies of literary realism have been done. Realism was almost ignored in the second half of the 19th century, but now American literature is a matter of course. The emergence of Ambrose Bears at "Owl Bridge" provides some examples of literary realism in detail and idealism credibility, but many fantasy images and a sense of unrealistic time Yes. Literary realism is contradictory.

The appearance of Owl Creek Bridge is an example of literary realism. Therefore, support for the definition of realism by Becker and Pizer is realized with its details and reliability. The narrator tries to push the reader into the subjective role James Farquhar by essentially using very realistic descriptive terms. The beginning of the story was held at the Owl Creek Bridge in the state in the northern part of Alabama where Peyton Farquhar was hanged. The author Ambrose Bierce tried to make the reader feel as if he was there using the details that seemingly not important at the opening ceremony and the whole story. One example is Bierce. This represents the actual platform on which Farquhar is located. He wrote: "Some loose boards are placed on the sleepers that support the railway metal and provide a foothold for him and his executor" (Bierce 1476)

In addition, this paper will be divided into three main sections to prove that the advent of the Owl Creek Bridge provides an example opposite to the support for the definition of literary realism. The first part defines realism in two different ways. The second part shows evidence supporting the fact that events at the Owl Creek Bridge are examples of literary realism. The third part shows evidence for this story as an example of literary realism. Following these sections, the reference material for this article is followed by the image of the work reference page and literary work.