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The human mind has the extraordinary ability to push out veracity, and create its own, sub-reality. When placed under stressful situations that hold no hope, people control the situation, or filter it in their mind. They do not want to be there. This story holds the uncanny ability to paint an illustrious picture of environment, as well as a tension filled atmosphere. “It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.” Woody Allen (1935 - ), Without Feathers, 1976 At the start of the short story, we find a gentlemanly figure standing alone on a railroad bridge, taking in what is to be his last first-class look at the beautiful geography he called his home. The man was joined on the bridge, with two men of the Federal Army, the two men that would prove to be his final demise. Having realized that his life was no longer in his hands, the gentlemen began to allow his mind to drift to an prominent state of semi-consciousness, his euphoria magnifying his senses, as he thought of his deeds, his future, and his children. Ambrose Pierce can be quoted in saying that, “Death is a dignitary who, when he comes announced, is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him.
Approximate Word count = 839
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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