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A cynic “sees things as they are, not as they ought to be A cynic “sees things as they are, not as they ought to be

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A cynic “sees things as they are, not as they ought to be - PPT Presentation

Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce 18421914 10 th of 13 children lived in a log cabin in Ohio War experiences Joined the 9 th Indiana Volunteers at age 19 Saw action at Shiloh and Chickamauga ID: 235490

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A cynic “sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic’s eyes to improve his vision.”

Ambrose BierceSlide2

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?)

10

th

of 13 children; lived in a log cabin in Ohio.

War experiences

Joined the 9

th

Indiana Volunteers at age 19

Saw action at Shiloh and Chickamauga

Part of General Sherman’s march to the sea

Severely wounded once; cited for bravery 15 timesSlide3

Married Mary Ellen Day in 1871Three childrenDay, son, was shot in a brawl over a woman

Leigh, son, died of pneumonia related to alcoholism

Helen, daughter

Divorced wife after discovering letters from an admirer; she died the year after.

1913: Bierce asks his few friends to “forgive him in not perishing where he was” and set off for Mexico. He was never heard from again.

Personal LifeSlide4

His Writing

Sarcastic, caustic, humorous, realistic

Left the army, joined brother to work at the U.S. Mint

Began contributing caustically (bitter) witty, short pieces to the weeklies

Muckraking reporter, editor of the San Francisco

News Letter,

humorist magazine writer, novelist

“Bitter Bierce” – disillusioned with the deceit and greed of his times