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Parker Adderson, Philosopher

Adapts the short story of the same title by Ambrose Bierce which explores the effect of war on human character and behavior. Opens with the capture of Parker Adderson, a Yankee spy, whose flippant comments on his impending execution seem to mock the Confederate general's somber respect for death. Contrasts the different perspectives on war: Adderson's cynicism about soldiers who are ordered into battle; the general's enjoyment of power that brings him little personal discomfort or anger; and a young lieutenant's idealistic belief in duty. Brings these beliefs into conflict as the general flaunts tradition and moves to execute Adderson at midnight. Presents the final climactic clash as the immediacy of death strips away Adderson's mask of fatalistic indifference.

More in American Short Story Series

  1. Golden honeymoon by Ring Lardner
  2. Rappaccini's Daughter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
  3. Parker Adderson, Philosopher 1973
  4. The Lost Phoebe 1974
  5. Bernice Bobs Her Hair 1976
  6. I'm a Fool 1976
  7. I'm a fool. 1976
  8. Soldier's Home 1976
  9. Almos' a Man 1977
  10. Barn Burning 1977
  11. Bernice Bobs Her Hair 1977
  12. Bernice bobs her hair 1 and 2 1977
  13. Parker Adderson, Philosopher 1977
  14. Paul's Case 1977
  15. Rappaccini's Daughter 1977
  16. Soldier's Home 1977
  17. The Blue Hotel 1977
  18. The Displaced Person 1977
  19. The Golden Honeymoon 1977
  20. The Jilting of Granny Weatherall 1977
  21. The Jolly Corner 1977
  22. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg 1977
  23. The Music School 1977
  24. The Sky is Gray 1977
  25. The Greatest man in the world. 1980

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record

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