Perspectives

In this part, we will add some points that can help you put the short story “Chickamauga” by Ambrose Bierce into perspective in order for you to better understand the context in which it was written.

Literary period

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Works with the same theme by the same author

Another short story by Ambrose Bierce which also explores the themes of war and of reality versus fantasy is “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”.

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Works with the same theme by other authors

An interesting – yet lengthy – novel related to the theme of the American Civil War is “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott.

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Screen versions

The short story was adapted into a short film with the same name. The film appeared in 1962 and it was directed by Robert Enrico.

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