English, 25.11.2020 02:50 freddhendrickss

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." A rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! The cannon had taken a hand in the game. As he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond.

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A whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. The baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. He sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest.

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As he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence!

What function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story?

The cannon continually pushe

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After reading the excerpts from part 3 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," we can choose the following concerning the motif of the cannon and its purpose in the story:

A. The cannon continually pushes Farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality.

What is motif?We can define motif in literature as a symbolic idea or image that appears often throughout a literary work.What is the motif of the cannon about?In the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," the main character Farquhar is hanged after being accused of treason. In the seconds it takes for him to die, he hallucinates about escaping.During this "dream," he is constantly chased and a cannon is frequently fired against him. This cannon serves as a motif in the story, and its purpose is to force Farquhar to keep on going with his journey.Farquhar does not know he is hallucinating. The shots of the cannon are what force him to figure that out by bringing him back to reality - a cruel reality, as a matter of fact.

The missing options are as follows:

A. The cannon continually pushes Farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality.

B. The cannon encourages Farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality.

C. The cannon reminds Farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home.

D. The cannon represents Farquhar's romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.

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What function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story?

The cannon continually pushes Farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality.

The cannon encourages Farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality.

The cannon reminds Farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home.

The cannon represents Farquhar's romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.

The cannon continually pushes Farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality.

Explanation:

According to the excerpts from part 3 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", the motif of the canon serves as motivation or push for Farquhar to continue in his journey through his dream and to reality.

This is shown as the canon is used as push for him as it is shot towards him in the first stanza to rouse him and get him moving.

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