Every person wants a second chance to do something right. In one of his short stories, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” Ambrose Bierce reveals the need to focus on family because second chances seldom come. In this story, the point of view lets the reader comprehend a hanging victim’s thoughts, imagery lets the reader endure what the character is suffering, and foreshadowing lets the reader know the plot in advance. What is point …showed first 75 words of 802 total…

…showed last 75 words of 802 total…characters are going through. The author used point of view, imagery, and foreshadowing, to allow the reader to think and feel like Payton Farquhar the person, instead of Peyton Farquhar the character. The use of these elements also allows the reader to understand how Peyton felt about his family, and how he wished he could have gone back and had a second chance. Would the reader be able to leave everything behind without any regrets?