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WhattoUnderstand

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One student, after reading Bierces story, objected to it on the grounds thatthe actions of the Federal Scout (paragraphs 917) are not believable. Since when do military men dress up like the enemy and incite civilians to sabotage? was her question. How would you answer it?
 
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What has brought Peyton Farquhar to the brink of hanging?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1


  • One possible answer might be that Farquhar, a slave owner and like other slave owners a politician, has managed in his own way to engineer damage to the enemy and so has become a marked man. A believer in at least a part of the frankly villainous dictum that all is fair in love and war (par. 8), Farquhar is lured into a fatal trap by someone in the enemy camp who assents to the same view.



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  • Incited by the Federal Scout, he has apparently tried to burn down Owl Creek Bridge, which is in the hands of the Union Army.



WhattoUnderstand

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Reply 2 on: Jul 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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