At the end of Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," it is revealed that Farquhar has died from hanging. The narrative illustrates his escape through a vivid imagination as he experiences what he believes to be a successful flight to freedom, but this is ultimately a product of his dying thoughts just before he is hanged.
hat do you discover has happened to Farquhar at the end of Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
He is shot by a Union soldier.
He drowns in the river.
He escapes the Union Army.
He has died from hanging.
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