Literature Connections

I know I keep coming back to this, but one thing that I notice frequently both in fiction and in real life, is that who you consider to be the "good guys" and "bad guys" is entirely based on your own individual perspective and worldview. Any one person's view may or may not be the correct (truthful) one, but it is theirs and they are entitled to it. That being said, that person must be willing to live with the consequences of following his or her own beliefs. 

To relate this point back to An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge: From Peyton Farquhar's point of view, the Confederacy was in the right, while Union soldiers were the "bad guys" who must be stopped. As a southern plantation (and presumed slave) owner, his perspective would be drastically different from that of say, a Northern factory worker. Acting upon his own beliefs and loyalty was what ultimately led to Peyton's attempted interference at the bridge, along with his subsequent capture and execution.