Which excerpt from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge" best supports the theme that a person cannot escape reality through fantasy?

a. the water, the banks, the forests, the now distant bridge, fort and men—all were commingled and blurred.
b. a strange, roseate light shone through the spaces among their trunks and the wind made in their branches the music of aeolian harps.
c. doubtless, despite his suffering, he had fallen asleep while walking, for now he sees another scene—perhaps he has merely recovered from a delirium.
d. peyton farquhar was dead; his body, with a broken neck, swung gently from side to side beneath the timbers of the owl creek bridge.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on June 24 in 1842. He was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. One of Bierce's book, The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. His story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" has been called as "one of the most famous and frequently reproduced stories in American literature"

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" was written in 1890 and originally published by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13, 1890, and was first poised in Bierce's book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians in 1891. The story is set during the American Civil War, and it is known for its irregular time sequence and twisted ending.

The excerpt from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" that best supports the theme that a person cannot escape reality through fantasy is:

D.Peyton Farquhar was dead; his body, with a broken neck, swung gently from side to side beneath the timbers of the Owl Creek bridge.

Peyton Farquhar was dead; his body, with a broken neck, swung gently from side to side beneath the timbers of the Owl Creek bridge.

Explanation:

d is the best answer for this question.

is this multiple choice?