Question

Why does Bierce use a flashback in section 2 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" instead of proceeding with the events taking place?

1 to introduce Peyton Farquhar
2 to emphasize the folly of romanticism
3 to depict the cunningness of the Federal soldiers
4 to emphasize the naivety of the Confederacy
5 to help the reader know what led to the events in section 1

Answer 1

@mastermindkakashi

Answer 2

@ashhhrodriguez

Answer 3

I havent read this either, do you have that passage?

Answer 4

OK HOLD ON