A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama,
looking down into the swift water twenty feet below.
The man's hands were behind his back,
the wrists bound with a cord.
A rope closely encircled his neck.
It was attached to a stout cross-timber above his head
and the slack fell to the level of his knees.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Due Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 9:30 AM
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
(pp. 485-491)
Read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. You may also follow along with an online audio version:
After you have read/listened to the story, you may enjoy the 1960's Twilight Zone version, which is available for online viewing:
Write a First Response to An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. What was your initial response to the first few paragraphs of the text? What was your first impression of Peyton Farquhar? Do you think he deserved his fate? What aspect of the work affected you most? Why? Provide specific textual details and quotations from the story to justify and/or explain your response to An Occurrence of Owl Creek Bridge.
First Response Guidelines:
*8.5x11-inch paper
*1-inch margins
*typed, double-spaced, Cambria 12 font
*minimum one (1) page; maximum two (2) pages
Upper left-hand corner of the paper, single spaced:
FIRST AND LAST NAME
January 14, 2010
Professor Melinda Roberts
Short Story; Wintersession 2010
Centered Title (all caps and bolded):
RESPONSE PAPER: "AN OCCURRENCE OF OWL CREEK BRIDGE"
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