An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Paragraph Analysis

I chose to analyze the paragraph that begins with "As Peyton Farquhar fell straight". The paragraph begins with a statement about how he has lost consciousness and is already dead. In the following sentence, It says he is awakened. These statements clearly contradict each other. It later states, he is only conscious of motion and was encompassed by a luminous cloud and he swung through unthinkable arcs of oscillation like a vast pendulum. This leads one to believe time is moving very slowly for him and cannot see or hear. In the following sentence, it says, "all was cold and dark". After this sentence, I believed he died, but in the next sentence it says, "the power of thought was restored". This made me believe he was was still alive rather than dead. It then says, "He saw above him a gleam of light". This supports the belief that he is alive and conscious but then its says the light began to die out until it was only a dimmer. This made me believe the light than began to die out connected to his life and how he was dying. The next sentence again contradicts the preceding sentence by stating the light began to brighten and he began to rise to the surface. This means he was living. This also gives the reader hope that he will survive the hanging, however; in the next sentence it says Farquhar thinks he will be shot after rising to the surface. This saddens the tone again and causes the reader to lose hope for his survival. Essentially, this whole paragraph is very ambiguous and contradictory because it goes back and forth making the reader believe he is dead or will die or he will survive.