A Horseman in the Sky
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A Horseman in the Sky

by Ambrose Bierce
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
Themes
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  • Duty, Morality, and Justice Theme Icon
    Duty, Morality, and Justice
  • Sons vs. Fathers Theme Icon
    Sons vs. Fathers
  • The Horrors of the Civil War Theme Icon
    The Horrors of the Civil War
Quotes
Characters
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  • Carter Druse
  • Druse’s Father
  • The Wandering Officer
Symbols
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  • The Horseman Symbol Icon
    The Horseman
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Alliteration
  • Allusions
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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The horseman, though he exists as a threat to the safety of Carter Druse’s fellow soldiers, is used in the story as an existential target to represent the moral cost of doing one’s duty…

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