This helps grasp your attention and make you want to read on and why out what he has done to be hanged.
2. In what ways are the condemned man�s perceptions of time and motion distorted as he is waiting to be hanged? Why are his distorted perceptions important?
All of the man�s thoughts take place in a matter of few seconds. He is thing like this because he is being hanged and his senses are sharpened because he is about to die any second. This is important because it help create suspense and tricks the reader to thinking that the man stays alive.
3. What seems to be the narrator�s attitude toward Farquhar in Part II? What is the narrator�s attitude toward war?
The Author feels that Farquhar isn�t a very smart man and deserves what is coming to him. He also thinks that war is bad and accomplishes nothing.
4. Considering the outcome of the story, what is ironic or surprising about Farquhar�s longing for the �larger life of a soldier?� What is ironic about the fact that Farquhar agrees with the saying that �all is fair in love and war?�
This is ironic because Farquhar is set up and thinks that he is going to kill some soldiers but he is really going to die. He says this thinking that he is going to trick some people but he is really the one being tricked.
5. What details in Part III suggests that Farquhar�s journey occurs in his mind? How is the journey connected with the plan of escape that occurs to him moments before he is hanged?
He can see the shooters eye, he can hear fish swimming, and he can see the bugs crawling around on the leaves. This shows you that his senses are almost super natural and are almost impossible to do.
6. Explain whether you think the portrayal of Farquhar�s final thoughts and sensations is realistic.
I think they are some what realistic because the author does not totally tip off that he is dying at this point in time.
7. Point of view refers to the vantage point from which the story is told. Why is the limited third-person point of view appropriate for this story? How might the story be different if Bierce had used an omniscient third-person narrator?
This appropriate because the story would not have any suspense if told any other way. If the narrator had told it from somebody else point of view, we would have known that this was all in Farquhar�s head.
8. How does Bierce�s use of flashback contribute to the effectiveness of the story?
It helps the story all come together and gives you lots of suspense. You know what is going to happen at the end you just don�t realize it until the end of the story.