Job #3

1) Knell- Its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. 

2) Imperious- below

3) Chafed- Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with the gallant army that had fought the disastrous campaigns ending with the fall of Corinth, and he chafed under the inglorious restraint, longing for the release of his energies, the larger life of the soldier, the opportunity for distinction.

4) Oscillation- Encompassed in a luminous cloud, of which he was now merely the fiery heart, without material substance, he swung through unthinkable arcs of oscillation, like a vast pendulum.

5) Apprised- He was not conscious of an effort, but a sharp pain in his wrist apprised him that he was trying to free his hands.

Job #2

     I made a connection between events of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and something I have personally experienced. During the last portion of the story, Peyton was trying to get home through the forest. He continually would come across places or things that he thought he knew, but they seemed different to him now. For example, as he traveled through the woods, he found that it seemed interminable- he could not find the slightest break in it or any small road. He had not remembered that this strange and wild forest was the one he lived in, and there was something uncanny in this revelation. Also, as he looked upward to the night sky, he saw great golden stars that looked unfamiliar and which were arranged in strange constellations.

     My personal experience connecting with this is from many instances in my own dreams when there is a place that I know well, just like Peyton had known the forest and the sky well, but as I am dreaming the place seems somehow different and strange. Even though while I'm dreaming I know the place, something about it isn't quite the same as it is in real life. 

     Also, Peyton seems to suddenly be transported back to his home at the end of the story. I have also experienced this in my dreams, when I seem to be one place and all of a sudden I'm somewhere else.

Job #1- Line Illuminator

     "He dug his fingers into the sand; threw it over himself in handfuls and audibly blessed it. It looked like diamonds, rubies, emeralds; he could think of nothing beautiful which it did not resemble. The trees upon the bank were giant garden plants; he noted a definite order in their arrangement, inhaled the fragrance of their blooms. A strange, roseate light shone through the spaces among their trunks and the wind made in their branches the music of aeolian harps. He had no wish to perfect his escape-was content to remain in that enchanting spot until retaken." (Chapter 3)

     In this passage, Peyton had just been caught in a vortex and was thrown upon the gravel next to the stream. He is beginning to see things in a different light as he exits the river. To him, the sand looks like precious jewels. Tossing it over himself, he believes it is the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. Then, as Peyton looks up, he sees the forest which looks to him like a giant garden. A rosy light is shining through the trees as the wind rustles through branches making the music of harps. This place to him is perfect and enchantingly beautiful. Completely content, he has no desire to try to escape and would rather remain there until he was found.

     The next passage says that when a bullet whizzes through the trees above him, his head rouses him from his dream. He then jumps up and runs into the forest. This gives the impression that he had merely dreamt of the magical spot and was now awake again, when actually it all is a "dream".

     

First post

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