Read the excerpt from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."

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, thank 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?

From the excerpt of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," the narrator and the writers want the readers to understand the thoughts and ideas of the man preparing for his death. Thus, option C is correct.

What is narration?

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Narration is a method where the narrator or the storyteller tells and narrates the events of the story in accordance with the role of the character to portray the main idea to the audience.

Here the narrator shows the thoughts of a man (prisoner) who is preparing for his death as he sees the water below him and his idea of diving in the water to dodge the bullets so that he can reach his home safely through the woods.

Therefore, in option C. the idea of the man preparing for his death shows the impact.

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