Thursday, March 20, 2014

Ambrose Bierce (continued)

Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

Scene from the 1962 Short Film
  • Bierce gives the audience several hints throughout Part III that these events are not really happening. Find four examples of these hints.
  • Give an example of each of the three types of Point of View listed on p. 489 (omniscient, objective, and third-person-limited) found in the story.
  • Using your notes from yesterday, is this a Realist or Naturalist short story? Which characteristics does it show?
  • On construction paper, design a poster for a movie version of this story.  Include: 
    • artwork to represent the film (without ruining it)
    • a clever title (“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” has already been taken)
    • a one-sentence tagline making an audience interested in seeing your film but not ruining it
    • Optional: Stars, Reviews from critics or viewers, etc.

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