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.”

Which best describes the impact of the narration in the excerpt?
A It helps the reader understand why the man is being hanged.
B It introduces the reader to a new character through the character’s thoughts.
C It allows the reader to understand the thoughts of a man preparing for death.
D It reveals to the reader the man’s plan of escape.