Question

Describe peyton's escape from the time he enters the water to getting back home

Answer 1

Peytons escape is a difficult one. Immediately as he hits the water the soldiers open fire on him and he must swim to evade being shot after surviving a hanging. The soldiers even bring in artillery to kill him but the current pulls him away. While in the water, nature becomes so alive and powerful he can hear the sounds, see tiny detail, and feel things like never before. He drives himself tirelessly through the day, forcing himself to make it home at all costs. He is so exhausted he believes he has fallen asleep while walking because suddenly he arrives in front of his home where his wife is waiting with open arms. As he is about to clasp her in his arms, the truth of the situation becomes apparent as there is a blow to the back of his neck. It is his rope snapping his neck as he was hanged, the escape was just a dream, not real at all. Peyton died in a noose, hung for burning the bridge.