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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."
What theme does the motif of hands represent in the excerpt and throughout the story?
O Hands represent the indistinct line between dreams and reality.
O Hands represent the perpetual struggle against fate.
O Hands represent the idea of justice.
O Hands represent the importance of love and family.