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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Analysis of a short story By Nadine LeBlanc . Housekeeping . Important elements of a short story Reading for today Test 10/12 short answer questions 5/7 long answer questions. Reflection. How many of you believed he had escaped?. Reading .
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An Occurrence atOwl Creek Bridge Analysis of a short story By Nadine LeBlanc
Housekeeping • Important elements of a short story • Reading for today • Test • 10/12 short answer questions • 5/7 long answer questions
Reflection • How many of you believed he had escaped?
Setting • Place • Time • Clues: Northern Army • Weather conditions • “…the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. A piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. How slowly it appeared to move, What a sluggish stream!” • Mood / atmosphere
Narration • P.O.V. • 3rd person “omniscient” narrative • Adds unreliable narration (“seems to be”) • Uses Realism • Great detail • (ties into setting)
Character Conflict • Internal or external? • man vs. man • man vs. circumstance • man vs. society • man vs. himself
Reality vs. Illusion • Clues/Distortion • “Death” • Hears the canon after it’s been shot • Gray eye through the riffle lens • Wife is smiling • The Driftwood (symbol) – fast vs. slow • Time • Ticking on his clock slows • Black out (unknown time) • From running to his wife’s doorstep
Great Work! • For tomorrow… • Look over your notes!