Which line best show an idea that is important to include in a summary of this story? waldo mcwillerbee wanted to be a magician. with a funny name like waldo mcwillerbee, what else could he be besides a magician? a banker? certainly not a banker! with a name like waldo mcwillerbee, he was meant to entertain the world, and he was determined to do just that with his wondrous, wonderful magic.
for his first trick, he would make his mother's prized antique vase float in the air. the vase was simply beautiful! it was over a hundred years old, and it had tiny blue and gold flowers painted all over it. he covered the vase in his magical handkerchief. he took the vase in his hands—one hand holding the top, and the other hand supporting the bottom. he chanted, "scmoozy, foozy, kitten hairy! make this vase float in the air-y! " he released the vase. bam! tiny glass pieces with blue and gold flowers showered the floor.
then waldo mcwillerbee knew he must perform a magician's most important trick of all: make himself disappear! off waldo mcwillerbee ran to hide under the bed!

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.