English, 09.01.2020 10:31, emmaschloegl21x

Read the excerpt from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge."
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he unclosed his eyes and saw again the water below him. "if i could free my hands," he thought, "i might throw off
the noose and spring into the stream. by diving i could evade the bullets and, swimming vigorously, reach the bank
take to the woods and get away home. my home, god, is as yet outside their lines; my wife and little ones are
still beyond the invader's farthest advance."
- which best describes the impact of the narration in the excerpt?
a) it the reader understand why the man is being hanged
b)it introduces the reader to a new character through the character's thoughts.
c) it allows the reader to understand the thoughts of a man preparing for death.
d) it reveals to the reader the man's plan of escape.

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