An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge By Ralph Tortis "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a powerful story. The author, Ambrose Bierce, has a unique style to pull the reader into the story. Bierce uses illusions to allow the reader to follow wherever his ideas lead. An illusion is an unreal or misleading image presented to the vision, a deceived envision. Bierce's brilliant ability of describing surroundings, feelings, and thoughts draws the reader into …showed first 75 words of 618 total…

…showed last 75 words of 618 total…different. The unique use of illusions kept me in suspense. The detailed words that he uses for description allowed me to picture all the parts of the story. The dividing of three parts of the story help me stay focused. The combination of these techniques helped me understand every aspect of the story. In any life situation people's minds go through millions of thoughts in a matter of seconds. This story was a great example.