The Sniper Use Of Violence Analysis

This paper will try to explore two theories of the beltway sniper. The first is the conflict theory and the second is the psychological theory. There will be summarizing of the crime (dates, offenders, how they were caught if they were). The two theories will try to explore the crime. Each of the theory will shed light on the reasons for the crime. For this paper, I will provide evidence to which theory seems to be stronger. I will also show any evidence that will lead to the deviant path that was taken. I will be explaining how you determine the path that was taken for the crime. I hope that after reading this the audience will have a better understanding of the conflict and psychological theory of the beltway DC sniper.

A similar theme was developed between The Sniper and Ambush. The Sniper’s theme is Stay Focused, What has happened… Happened. Ambush’s theme is Don’t Dwell on the Past.

Take for instance a situation where a woman is outnumbered by her attackers and can be outgunned by them. In such circumstances, a diplomatic or less aggressive approach has a better chance of success as opposed to the use of a gun. There is also the frequently overlooked aftermath that follows taking the life of another person which will be for most people an equally traumatic experience. Even the author would rather avoid the experience. This is evident in one of her personal experience stories used to support her

“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 book American Sniper written by Chris Kyle is a powerful and inspirational autobiography about the daily life of an American sniper. The book shows the life of Chris Kyle and his impact he made for his country. Many detailed accounts of missions and events Chris went through are expressed in his eyes and gives the reader an eye opening view of how hard and emotional war can be. Through the the story Chris expresses himself, shows the struggles that war can cause, and what he as learned throughout this years as a Navy Seal.

O’Flaherty characterizes the Republican Sniper as a reckless, and careless soldier, that was taking unnecessary and unsafe risks. The author states, “He paused for a moment, considering whether he should risk a smoke. It was dangerous... He decided to take the risk.” This quote clarifies that Republican Sniper decides to light a cigar in the dark while knowing that a hidden enemy can find out is location and that way he’s risking his own life. Liam O’Flaherty also states "The lust of battle died in him. He became bitten by remorse”. Unlikely from the other quote, since remorse is usually a side effect of a moral compass, the author represents the Republican Sniper as a character that has a set of ethical and moral values. Therefore the characterizations of the Republican sniper show that he hopes to survive however, he was also risking the chances of surviving by lighting that cigarette.

The D.C. Sniper Attacks were a group of attacks that took place between October 2 to October 24, 2002. The Perpetrators were John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Ten people were shot and killed at the Beltway Attacks and three people were killed before that. Three people were also injured by the bullet, but were not killed. They asked for $10 Million Dollars to stop the attacks so that they could start a Utopian country in Canada for black children.

In the novel “Black Boy”, Richard Wright describes a boy who is tired of getting robbed and attacked by a pack of boys on his way to the grocery store. It says, “I hit again and again, dropping the money and the grocery list. The boys scattered yelling, nursing their heads staring at me in utter disbelief.” (Wright 4). Richard hits the gang of boys with a stick to make them leave. This shows that some violence is needed to solve a problem because if Richard tried to talk to the boys, he would get his money taken, so by hitting them, he got rid of his problem, because they will now leave him alone. Furthermore, people will need violence to defend themselves and others from getting hurt. Khaled Hosseini writes in the Kite Runner, “He really meant to hurt me. Assef raised his fist and came for me. There was a flurry of rapid movement behind me. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Hassan bend down and stand up quickly (…) I turned and came face to face with Hassan’s slingshot. Hassan had pulled the wide elastic band all the way back. (..) Hassan held the slingshot pointed directly at Assef’s face.” (Hosseini 2). The main character Amir was about to get beat up, but his friend used a slingshot to make Assef, the bully leave. It shows that using violence to fight violence works, because the bully was going to hurt Amir with brass knuckles, but when Hassan

Violence in the short story is very interesting because its so apparent and yet so deep. Towards the end of the story, the Misfit says to Grandmother “She would of been a good woman . . . if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.” Flannery O’Connor doesn’t say that being exposed to violence makes them better people, but the message is clear: violence changes us as a people (both in the story and in the real world). Up until the very end, each member of the family, mostly Grandmother, acted egotistically and only focused in herself. None of the characters take a minute to evaluate whats right and wrong for themselves or anyone else. They all react based on their instincts without thinking things through so much. But when Grandmother is put in a life or death situation where she’s forced to carefully pick her words and actions, she is suddenly capable of a being more selfless and spiritually sound. The Grandmother’s everyday considerations probably have nothing to do with her son or the kids, really anyone in her family, but when she is faced with her own mortality she has this moment of “grace”—she calls the Misfit her own son, and reach makes an effort, emotionally and physically, hoping to save herself or comfort him. In the end, however, the Grandmother’s moment of “grace” ends up getting her killed. O’Connor

Violence plays a big role in this book and the author used violence in the book to tell the readers that violence is not the answer to anything.

“Violence- look, we live in a violent world, man. This country was founded on violence. Who’s kidding who?”, complains Bruce Willis. The world is a very violent place. In the media, they only really depict the physical violence. In literature, violence takes on a whole new role with two different forms. Thomas C Foster explains these two forms in How to Read Literature like a Professor. Coincidentally, these two types of violences are shown in Steinbeck’s novella. In Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, both types of literal violence are shown through Crooks and Lennie’s life experiences.

Violence in the real world Violence is a huge issue all around the world. In the great Gatsby there was violence everywhere. World war one had just gotten over and there was around 37 million casualties involved in that one war. The idea of violence is explored in key pieces of American literature and can be compared to the portrayal of violence in modern-day school shootings, the wars in the Middle East, Terrorist groups and domestic violence.

American Sniper The movie American Sniper directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper playing Chris Kyle. Peter Travis writes in Rolling Stone “tragically short life of a Navy SEAL Chris Kyle The most deadly sniper in US military history (over 160 confirmed kills over Four tours in Iraq)”. Eastwood work from a script that Jason Hall adapted from Kyle's 2012 memoir. It starts out with a scene with Chris Kyle looking through a scope to see a mother and her son he believes the mother has a grenade and we'll be throwing it at the Convoy coming down the road. He sees the mother pull up the grenade so he shoots the mother in the shoulder she drops the grenade but the son picks it up he has to make a decision to either shoot this kid or

The Importance of Violence in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O 'Connor.

Violence is not something we as human beings are supposed to be doing. Like I said before, Mac and his plan to sabotage that innocent man did result in a positive strike for what the people believed in. Yet, he also did break that man’s leg. There are many examples in life that make it easier to overcome if you incorporate violence. It might just not be the moral thing to do as a human being. In addition, in the novel we just read, violence only happened because it was needed to prove a point to the Grower's Organization and the highest class. Same thing is needed in any other strikes happening around the world today. In our life today, everything human beings say or do atomatically involves and disappoints somebody else. People then form an alliance to try to fight against this other party of sort to stand up for what they believe in. Totally relating back to In Dubious Battle. There is no way out and sometimes violence is the only method of finding some peace in on'es