Farquhar has the courage to contemplate burning the Owl Creek Bridge because there is no service "too humble for him to perform in aid of the South, no adventure too perilous for him to undertake" (82). According to a soldier who stops by the Farquhar residence, the Union commandant "issued an order", "declaring that any

When Farquhar imagines that the rope has broken during his execution, he demonstrates his ability to overcome physical hardships. He doesn't yield when the Union sharp shooters are firing at him in the swirling waters. Farquhar is under the deep water and instead of accepting death by drowning, he pushes away the water "vigorously with quick, downward strokes, forcing him to the surface" (84). While he is walking on the deserted road back to his house, he is not slowed by his weakened physical state. His neck was "horribly swollen", "his eyes felt congested" and his "tongue was swollen with thirst" (86). Rather than to think of the soldiers that are sure to be hunting him down, Farquhar thinks of his wife and children. He's not so certain of the outcome of the attempted escape, but nonetheless, he overcomes his discomfort and strives for life, instead of death.

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