Thus, we are disposed to hope that Farquhar will escape execution and are less likely to question the escape when it seems to happen.” (Samide). Peyton’s direct characterization with him being round and dynamic, helps us to more fully relate and coerce with his character because of his fluid personality. As well as, no one else can influence the reader’s hope of Peyton’s survival because we only know his thoughts. The narrator is using a third person limited point of view, in which is perfect because we only know of Peyton Farquhar’s thoughts and his alone, so we only see his perception of time, cleverly shielding the true timeline of the current moment.
Time is directly correlated with the point of view used within the story. He feels the pain of death, but yet feels alive at the same time, employing an oxymoron which shows the distant point of view of the narrator. Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his neck downward through every fiber of his body and limbs.” (Bierce, ).
As soon as he awakes, he feels a “sharp pressure upon his throat, followed by a sense of suffocation. He falls, and this begins his narrow escape from Union officers with only intent to kill him for treason. But, this charade, rather this fatal attempt to destroy the bridge leaves Peyton Farquhar hanging above Owl Creek. Peyton merely goes to the bridge in order to destroy it to aid his fellow Confederates in their fight for independence from the north. During which, southern pride was key during the Civil War. But, how did he manage to get here, hanging from a bridge, staring at the water below? It all starts with his devotion to the southern cause. Peyton Farquhar finds himself among the Union soldiers after being given a tip about the manageable ways to sneak into Owl Creek Bridge. Time within “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, plays a major role in the realistic and surrealistic events that occur. Perceived time is the cornerstone within this story, and with this the idea of an entire escape happens in a mere cloud of death. Time itself is shaded behind a thin veil, in which what is real and what is fake can not be distinguished. Within Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, time is the main component in which the plot finds itself revolving around itself.
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