it means he will do something as long as he can until he dies or physically can't.
Answer:
"His neck ached horribly; his brain was on fire, his heart, which had been fluttering faintly, gave a great leap, trying to force itself out at his mouth. His whole body was racked and wrenched with an insupportable anguish! But his disobedient hands gave no heed to the command."
Explanation:
The sentence that refers to the reality of Farquhar's situation in the dream sequence in section 3 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is the description of how badly his neck ached and body was at great discomfort.
The author could be referring to a cage to describe the feelings of the person's life. using the word cage to identify the emotions from the person. Maybe the person, the author is writing about feels like he or she is stuck in the circumstances of everyday life referring to a cage. He or she could be dealing with tough situations and they could be feeling trapped like in a cage. The author could be describing the patterns of the person's way of making decisions. which hinders them and causes them to make wrong choices That keeps them stuck in a cage emotionally.
