Why does bierce use a flashback in section 2 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge" instead of proceeding with the events taking place? a. to introduce peyton farquhar b. to emphasize the folly of romanticism c. to depict the cunningness of the federal soldiers d. to emphasize the naivety of the confederacy e. to the reader know what led to the events in section 1

c. to depict the cunningness of the federal soldiers

mark twain, real name samuel langhorne clemens, was an american writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. among his novels are the adventures of tom sawyer and its sequel, the adventures of huckleberry finn, the latter often called "the great american novel". wikipedia

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle is the lithosphere.     answer   crust and outer part of the mantle.