Literature Connections 1

 "Now he sees another scene—perhaps he has merely recovered from a delirium. He stands at the gate of his own home. All is as he left it, and all bright and beautiful in the morning sunshine."

    This reminds me of the original pilot episode of Star Trek: the Original Series. In the episode, the Enterprise comes across a planet where another exploratory party crashed. When they beam down they find the inhabitants, still alive and in perfect condition. Captain Pike is led to a mountain by one of the survivors. A secret door opens at the top and strange beings knock Pike unconscious and drag him underground. Meanwhile, on the surface, the entire party of survivors disappears. It is later found that the alien race (called Talosians) have obtained telepathic abilities and can create illusions using their minds. Virtually everything that occurs in the episode is really just an illusion.

    Even though the illusions in Star Trek are not identical to the events in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, it does make an interesting comparison. Fahrquhar's imaginary life is, in a way, an illusion. Even though he can control his imaginary world, nothing in it is real. Much like in the Star Trek episode, Fahrquhar creates what he wants to see. The passengers of the Enterprise wanted to see survivors, just like Fahrquhar wanted to go free.

    What do you think? Are these fair comparisons? Explain in the comments below.

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  1. TrumpNovember 4, 2020 at 7:25 AM

    Although i have not watched Star Trek before it seems like you know what you are talking about and i definitely think that the illusions correlate to "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."

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  2. AnonymousNovember 4, 2020 at 10:45 AM

    I have never seen Star Trek either but your connection was very interesting to me. Good job Daniel!

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