The character seems to be in great danger because the setting she wakes up in is strange and quite frightening. Start your answer with a clear introduction (thesis paragraph). You
must state how far you agree with the ideas in the critical statement,
and say why. Use the words from the statement in your introduction.

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. *** 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. *** 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 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.

In things fall apart, why would okonkwo dislike the story of the quarrel between the earth and sky? it contains no violence. it is too foolish to believe. it is inappropriate for children. it represents his culture unfairly.

As montgomery and de grey slowly made their way through the message, they noticed more and more oddities. for example, 97556 appeared near the end of the message; the 90000 family indicated important names that were not used very often in messages. we can imagine their shock when they realized that 97556 stood for zimmermann. that single name fired the men with excitement as they began working on the message from the beginning. —the dark game, paul janeczko why were the code breakers excited when they realized that 97556 stood for zimmermann? they were proud that they had intercepted a message. they were excited that the message was full of oddities. they had never before decoded a name. they realized they had intercepted a message from the german foreign secretary.