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, god, is as yet outside their lines; my wife and little ones are still beyond the invader’s farthest advance.” what theme does the motif of hands represent in the excerpt and throughout the story? hands represent the indistinct line between dreams and reality. hands represent the perpetual struggle against fate. hands represent the idea of justice. hands represent the importance of love and family.

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It's important to read the except and stablish the relationships between sentences in order to get to a deep meaning.

In this case, we face 2 principal parts, written in conditional, indeed.

If I could free my hands -- Being the 1st part. THEN, WE HAVE A RESULT, which is the most important part in order to answer the question: I might throw off the noose and spring into the stream [...]

Therefore, correct answer is c: Hands represent the perpetual struggle against fate.

Hope this helps you.

b.) hands represent the perpetual struggle against fate. i just took the test :)

1) technical language (writen technical volcabulary)

2) ordinary langauge

3) literary language (because it's text with a rich, descriptive vocabulary)

4) scientific texts (includes texts such as medical reports, legal texts, academic journals, etc)

5) informational texts (texts that are used to convey information to readers, such as technical guides, costumer guides, textbooks)

6) poetic texts. because they are essays, short stories, poems, etc.

its repetition emphasizing that the chain is his own. sorry if i am wrong.