Characters
This man is the main character who is about to be executed.
Who is Peyton Farquhar?
The execution takes place on this structure over a slow-moving creek.
What is Owl Creek Bridge?
Peyton Farquhar is described as this type of man.
What is a well-to-do planter?
Farquhar imagines this happening to the rope around his neck.
What is the rope breaking?
At the end, it is revealed that the escape was not real.
What is an illusion / something that happened in his mind?
This group surrounds the bridge and carries out the execution.
Who are the Federal soldiers?
This natural feature is below the bridge.
What is a slow-moving creek?
Although not a soldier, Farquhar is loyal to this side.
What is the Southern military (Confederate cause)?
During his imagined escape, Farquhar travels through this environment.
What is the forest?
The imagined escape takes place during this moment.
What is the brief moments before his death?
This person gives Farquhar information about Owl Creek Bridge.
Who is the soldier who visits Farquhar’s porch?
Farquhar believes he escapes into this after the rope breaks.
What is the creek below the bridge?
The soldier explains that the bridge could be burned because of this.
What is dried driftwood piled around the bridge?
As he escapes, Farquhar’s senses do this.
What is becoming extremely sharp?
Farquhar’s true fate at the end of the story is this.
What is being executed at Owl Creek Bridge?