Psychological Fiction

“An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce is a great example of psychological fiction. The story takes place mainly in the Peyton Farquhar’s mind except for the few minutes in the beginning and about one second in the end of the story. This story was one of the first to try the new writing style of psychological fiction. It was the first to travel into the mind of the character instead if …

…water on the leaves and the spider webs among the trees, who ever looks at those in the forest, but the main character saw all the little details? A lot of things in the story make it a great example of psychological fiction with a great transition between the real world and the insides of the main characters mind. But the main things are the unrealistic details and just small details that nobody usually notices.