After only being in the class for two days, my mind has opened up to look and caught where the author draws the line between truth and lies. Ambrose Bierce was able to capture the reader into thinking the civilian was free and safe from death only to find out that he was imagining his escape as he was hanging from the bridge. The whole point of imagination is for you to create your own story, your own truths about a situation. It very clever how a lie was portrayed in this story. I was very shocked by the end of the story, to find out that my feelings of relief for the as he arrived home safely were false and that I was tricked. Manipulation was point the author was trying to make. It was all a dream and he hoped for reality.
Supernatural
This episode of Supernatural brings in a lot of different ideas. The point of the episode was to show the audience that they were supposed to know what was coming. However, that is not true because the ending of the episode was not written in the so called story. The creator of the episode wanted the viewer to believe was going to happen but bring a twist into the plot because not everything is as it seems. One part of the episode referenced a bridge that was guarded by police officers which ties together with Occurrence at Owl Creek. The overall episode I believe was an interesting interpretation of Owl Creek in aspects such as manipulation of the audience or reader. The creators want to make you believe in something while at the same time they are lying to you about what happens in the end.
I agree that imagination enables you to create your own story. However, I don't fully feel that imagination is about creating your own truths. Imagination allows us to explore possibilities that don't exist in the real world. Reality is often daunting and overwhelming, and imagination provides us with an avenue for escape. Infinite possibilities lie within your imagination. Even if things are unattainable, we imagine what an ideal world would be like. Imagination, more so than making truths, makes impossibilities a seeming reality.
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