Read the excerpt from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge."
the sudden arrest of his motion, the abrasion of one of his hands on the gravel, restored him, and he wept with delight. he dug his fingers into the sand, threw it over himself in handfuls and audibly blessed it. it looked like diamonds, rubies, emeralds; he could think of nothing beautiful which it did not resemble. the trees upon the bank were giant garden plants; he noted a definite order in their arrangement, inhaled the fragrance of their blooms.
which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt?
a) it indicates that farquhar is easily distracted and no longer concerned with his family. b) it has to be one of these 50% chance of getting it right. c) it emphasizes farquhar's euphoric feelings about the rope breaking and his apparent survival.