Examples Of Foreshadowing In An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge

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Foreshadowing in “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” A dead man swings back and forth on the Owl Creek Bridge. The short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce depicts Peyton Farquhar about to get hung, when his mind begins to take over the story. The true ending is revealed in the story through foreshadowing. Some examples of foreshadowing are, his ability to notice detail, Peyton’s chance of survival, and all of the miraculous happenings throughout the story. To begin, the main character Peyton begins to observe intricate features of the world around him instead of contemplating his escape. Peyton was swimming in the river when he was, “now in full possession of his physical senses.” This foreshadows that his senses