Setting

Here we will focus on the setting of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce.

Time setting

The story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce depicts an event which took place sometime during the American Civil War, between 1861 and 1865. While the exact time setting is not mentioned in the short story, a simple research about the “fall of Corinth” reveals that the region of Corinth was sieged by the Union Army in 1862. You can read more about the Siege of Corinth here[1].

Physical setting

Regarding physical setting, the action takes place at Owl Creek, Alabama, as it is revealed from the first lines of the story: “A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below.”

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