The Sniper Short Story

Throughout the story the theme that actions have serious consequences is evident. In the moment the sniper is ready and eager to shoot at the enemy. But after the moment is over, the sniper realizes just how awful his actions are.

“The Interlopers” and “The Sniper” are two thrilling stories that captivate your attention by adding the right amount of wits and feelings, to the right amount of action and adventure. In these stories, two men, both unaware of the other’s true personality and character, yearn the destruction of the other. “The Interlopers” and “The Sniper” are two stories that have both similarities and differences in the conflicts of the plot, moral values in the theme, and irony of the unexpected twists of the two stories.

“The American Sniper” by Chris Kyle is an account of the deadliest American sniper ever, called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers. From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle's kills (the previous American record was 109). Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Kyle presents the gripping and unforgettable accounts of

“Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket”, “Ambush”, and “Sniper” are three short stories that all seem to be different but also have similarities. Each story describes a short period of time in the main characters live that make a significant impact on them. Taking a close look at the literary elements of setting, theme, conflict, and characters show the similarities and differences between the three stories.

During the times of war, lines are blurred and deaths arise where guilt has no room to wrap itself around a soldier’s head as they choose between killing and being killed. Under the summer evening and heavy artillery fire of Dublin, Ireland, a republican sniper lays waiting, in a fanatical haze, behind the parapet of a building’s roof. He decides to light a cigarette, despite the risk of exposure, and encounters an enemy sniper opposite the street from his position. Promptly after, an enemy vehicle approaches, met by an informant, who divulged the sniper’s location. Having to execute the informant and a soldier exposed in the open turret, the marksman seeks upon the rival sniper, killing him by a ruse of playing dead along with an arm shot and feebly. Following a moment of hysteria, he evades the bullets of a machine gun, throwing himself aside the corpse only to find it to be his brother. In “The Sniper”, Liam O’Flaherty suggests the

Have you ever thought that three completely different stories might have something in common? It might seem unlikely, but now you can change what you previously thought! The short stories Contents of a Dead Man’s Pockets by Jack Finney, The Leap by Louise Erdrich, and The Trip by Laila Lalami, all have their similarities and differences on several aspects. This can be demonstrated through the topics of setting, conflict, characters, and theme. These topics help make up the plot of each story. No story is the same, but they can have similar messages or themes meant for the audience. Some can argue that these three short stories are completely different, but other individuals differ. These main elements from each story can be both, depending on one’s point of view.

Have you ever wondered about the differences between the two short stories, “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez and “The Sniper” By Liam O’Flaherty? “Lather and Nothing Else” describes the story of a revolutionary Barber that unluckily comes in contact with his rival and is forced to shave him. He has to decide what he shall do. In “The Sniper”, a sniper faces his rival enemy in a war. He has to have the guts and intelligence to make his decisions and discovers his rival wasn’t his enemy at all. This essay will focus on the similarities, the differences and argue whether they are more alike, or divergent in the plot.

The american sniper is a very awesome topic that i wanted to write about for my last year. The reason why i wanted to do it is because i have four relatives in the army marine and the navy and the Airforce. So i want us to remember the sniper which is chris kyle he was a very awesome and couraging person to me. when me and my dad went to watch the movie i didn’t move one time except for a drink and food.so i hope you have a chance to watch the movie american sniper. Chris kyle was a character that would do anything for the freedom. When i heard that the veterans give us this freedom i was shocked about it, plus i have some relatives that are veterans that i really care about,but one the characters is my loving father he was in the army for 24 years.he started at the age of 18. I willing to bet u that chris kyle started being a veteran when he was young. Chris Kyle was one of my favorite characters in the movie american sniper, but when i read that Chris kyle died i was so sad for a month that i really didn’t want to do anything at all with war games or watch any war movies because every time i saw someone

In the story of Anthony Swofford we not only see the story if a U.S. Marine but moments throughout his life before becoming a Marine Scout Sniper. Understanding how Anthony became a Marine, dealing with an unsupportive father, a depressed mother and his sister in a mental hospital and on top of it all coming from a low income family. Anthoney was able to endure some very difficult adversity in his life prior to becoming a Marine Scout Sniper. Quickly you realize that Anthoney is intelligent, his ability to learn a new language on his own was very impressive and sets him apart from his fellow Jarhead brothers in the platoon. With his skill sets, Anthony Swofford was awarded an opportunity to honor his country and family in being a Marine

American Sniper by Chris Kyle Do most people worry about getting killed by other countries in the U.S.? Probably not, they trust their troops of active men and women serving for their country. However, in Chris Kyle’s novel American sniper, staying alive is a requirement of the U.S. Navy SEAL. Through characters, conflicts, and theme, Chris Kyle pulls the reader into the story all the way till the last word. After reading this book, people will never look at a american Navy SEAL sniper the same ever again.

“Time to go my brother,” said Shinkai as we were on the roof top. We’re doing a mission The B.O.S.S (that's us) are trying to stop the Chinese and German air lines because they are boarding American people and have bombs on the planes so now we’ve got to stop them. “Get your snipers and ziplines setup and ready just in case if they see us,” I shouted. It was going to be tough but our plan was foolproof so we were clear on that one.(and B.O.S.S means Brutal Official Se Society)”Sir they spotted us”said Carl.(the new member of the group his name's Carl he's pretty nice) “Let's move out men stick to the plan we can't lose anybody,” Ethan shouted. “Danny fire when ready,” Rayson told me.(we call him Ray instead of Rayson) “Get to the chopper Terminator classic” I shouted. “Danny we could use some missiles right now,” Matt said while hitting me in the head. “Yeah,yeah I’m on it,” I said sarcastically.

Consequence in Desperation When people act out of desperation, they usually get a solution, but most of the time there is always a consequence. For example, in the short story, “The Sniper,” written by Liam O’ Flaherty, explains one form of the consequences. The story takes place the 1960s in Dublin, Ireland and a sniper is posted on a roof. He lays restless, waiting for an enemy.

Chris served his first deployment as a SEAL and any of the following as the SEAL sniper in his platoon. During all the time spent in the Middle East Chris had had many close encounters with the Grim Reaper himself. One of those times involved waves upon waves of Iraqis and hours of firefighting. As more and more Iraqis were shot more appeared closer than they were before. The situation began to scare Chris and all his fellow comrades “Little by little, they started getting closer and closer. Until it became obvious that they were going to overrun us. We were done. We were going to die.” (Kyle 102). However, the Grim Reaper stopped glooming over the men as the cavalry of Marines arrived.

In most stories, setting is important because it creates conflict. Setting is critical in the story “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty. It takes place in a setting where there is civil war and the sniper executes his brother. It creates conflict considering it takes place in a war. An example of this in the story is when the narrator explains the setting, “Here and through the city, machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night…”

“The Sniper” gave the most suspense. When the main character gets shot that is the most suspenseful part. When the Republican sniper was shot and he was not sure if he was going to make it, created more suspense for the sniper and the reader. Also when the street was still beneath him, at one part in the story, it felt like someone was going to come up behind him and end up shooting him and killing him. When the main character ended up dropping his rifle onto the street below him to making it look like he was dead was very nerve racking because the reader did not know that he had a revolver on him. That part the reader also might of had to go back multiple times and read it to make sure they picked up all the important information about that