JOB #3 LITERATURE CONNECTION (This is an extra post and may be commented on if wanted to but it is NOT required) In An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Ambrose Bierce said that Peyton Farquhar was unable to enlist as a soldier due to "circumstances of an imperious nature [...] unnecessary to relate here" (Chapter II). I find it interesting that Bierce did not find it necessary to list why Farquhar could not enlist, but merely stated so in his description of the plantation-owner. Farquhar's age and apparent health make it seem like he certainly should be a soldier, and the author says that "he chafed under the inglorious restraint [..] the larger life of the soldier, the opportunity for distinction" (Chapter II). The text gives the impression that Farquhar wanted to be a soldier and was tired of being cooped up in his house, "longing for the release of his energies" (Chapter II). This theme of men staying ho...
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