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In The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty The republicans and free staters are in civil war , and he ( the main character) tries to fight them off , and kills them and fighting them off , and he accidentally killed his brother. There is a war against Republicans and the free staters , and one guy is doing his best to win , and he shoots the snipers and he gets hit in the arm , and he cut it off , and then a lady saw him and started yelling and he had to shoot her . Then when he got most of the people

In short stories, many people may overlook how greatly an author described the setting. It is important that a well-thought-out framework is included in a piece of literature. “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, gives a fair setting of Dublin, Ireland at the break of the night. On a rooftop, across the large city street, the sniper unknowingly faced his brother. They’re inevitably against one another, both now torn apart by civil war. The night they clashed was what the author seemingly described the

An unknown author once said, “Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.” This relates to “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty because snipers are determined to get their work done and snipers don't fool around. They go on a mission and do their job, then return home a happy man. The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty, teaches us about how the sniper is determined and has a duty to do. The theme is determination, this is for the sniper. The sniper is a very good man. He has a brother and a family.

The Sniper is a short story written by Liam O'Flaherty, in early 1923. It takes place during the Irish Civil war, and is meticulously written about two snipers. Although the story was written almost one hundred years ago, it still manages to relate and reach out to many people to this day, including me. The main conflict in the story is the two snipers, and how each try to outsmart and kill the other. What the snipers don’t know is that they are brothers, born from the same mother and father. This

many times have you killed your family? The short story “The Sniper,” by Liam O'Flaherty starts with the protagonist, a Republican sniper, watching the streets from a parapet while eating a sandwich. After taking the risk of smoking and giving away hs position, he finds competition and is shot. This starts his struggles to fire his rifle which leads him to come up with a risky plan to win. The short story “The Sniper,” by Liam O'Flaherty uses irony and characterization to show that in a civil war,

In the story “ The Sniper” by ‘Liam O’ Flaherty’ it was a short story of how war is to be considered extremely serious, and its nothing to joke about or play around with. The sniper in the story, accidentally gave away his location when he decided to light up his cigarette, and the funny thing is he exposes himself to the enemy. The other sniper on the opposite side was able to see him. The two snipers both sides then come face to face to each other. Surprisingly, one of the sniper pulls out a brilliant

by the author, Liam O’Flaherty. In the story, told in a point of view, it talked about a civil war raging with the Republicans and they’re against the Free Staters. The sniper, on top of O’Connell Bridge, was a republican student who was looking for death. But later on in the story, he unexpectedly killed three people in the small area, including his brother. Mainly, this story has word choices, timing of the words and creates action to the story. So in “The Sniper”, the author, Liam O’Flaherty, creates

story, “The Sniper”, by Liam O’Flaherty, two snipers from opposing sides are fighting against each other. Set during the Irish Civil War, this story includes a Republican Sniper and a Free State Sniper, from opposite sides of the war. The suspense in this story is built through multiple ways using pacing and timing. The author, Liam O’Flaherty uses timing and order of events together to create a lot of suspense throughout “The Sniper”. One of the ways that the author, Liam O’ Flaherty, creates

Dublin, Ireland around the battle of the Four Courts, which does take place in history. The sniper, settled on a rooftop, tries to relax, but soon fights for his life against an armored car and more importantly against another sniper. In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, symbolism and figurative language exemplify that civil war divides a whole country, not just any one group of people or soldiers. O’Flaherty’s use of symbolism allows this story to encompass a whole country in its talk of division while

In Liam O'Flaherty´s The Sniper, all of these are brought to an acute reality in a single war-torn city. Strong cerebral convictions and opposing philosophies, due to which people want to destroy. The Sniper How does the author depict the turmoil and plight in a war-torn city in “The Sniper”? Anger, pain, death and remorse- all unpleasant, but all are faced and handled in every war. In Liam O'Flaherty's "The Sniper," all of these are brought to an acute reality in a single war-torn city