The 1890 story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce was composed with a structure that shows the fluidity of time. The story illustrates the perceived function of time as beyond reality as it slows down to satisfy the delusions of the protagonist, Peyton Farquhar, as he experiences a dying accident on the day of his execution. Farquhar was charged with the crime of attempted destruction or sabotage of the Owl Creek Bridge and subsequently sentenced to death by the Federal Army. Farquhar believes, while also guiding readers, that he has escaped execution and returned home. The dying protagonist's experience was depicted in a slow passage of time that seemed to fit exactly with the many circumstances that occurred just in time for reality to arrive and take its place in time. In "Owl Creek Bridge", the protagonist's narration is realistic and reasonable. and with the author's creative imagination, the narrative has shifted to allow readers to see inside Farquhar's mind. The way the mind perceives an emotional conflict as changes the way t...