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Liam O’Flaherty’s realistic fiction story, “The Sniper” takes place in Dublin, Ireland during a civil war, Free Staters against Republicans. The Sniper is taking care of his mission, killing the enemy, but gets shot and has to think of a creative way to finish his mission. By using irony and perspective, Liam O’Flaherty creates a theme of the value of life and the impact of death. The lesson portrayed in the story, is mostly the value of life. The sniper is engrossed in his mission, not even

In the anti-war short story “The Sniper,” Liam O’Flaherty uses the technique of imagery to suggest that war not only bring aspects of physical horror but also leaves negative psychological effects to the life of an individual. O’Flaherty’s description of the setting provides a significant part in showing the physical dangers of war. It describes that everywhere in the city of Dublin “guns and rifles [break] the silence of the night.” The futility of the war causes corporeal endanger to numerous

In Liam O'Flaherty's suspense short story, The Sniper, A Republican sniper is in the midst of a battle in Dublin, Ireland. He gets injured and must kill his Free- Stater enemy. What he wasn’t aware of was the fact that the Free-Stater sniper was his brother. As aforementioned in the first sentence, the story is all about suspense, and there are three key ways The Sniper builds suspense. The Sniper draws out moments that wouldn’t ordinarily be drawn out, speeds up several events in rapid fire, and

it directly. Liam O’ Flaherty wrote of the sniper being overwhelmed with penitence after defeating his opposition. In the story, the author directly stated how the sniper’s feelings had changed. Liam O’ Flaherty did this again when he wrote about the sniper feeling reckless after drinking from the whiskey flask. b. One can also justify that the sniper is a dynamic character through indirect characterization. “Then when the smoke cleared, he peered across and uttered a cry of joy.” Liam O’ Flaherty

“The Sniper” In 1919, the Irish Civil War had begun, and it had all started because the Irish wanted to separate from Britain. The two sides during the war, were The IRA and The Free Staters. In “The Sniper” Liam O’Flaherty uses scenes of violence to illustrate the theme: “War divides brothers”. Use of conflict. “Suddenly from the opposite roof a shot rang out and the sniper dropped his rifle with a curse”. (O’Flaherty 1) This shows that the IRA Sniper was willing to reveal himself, just for

have killed a man who are known as their foes. Both of the men realize that the man they killed could've been a friend, and were someone who really wasn't the enemy. The relationship between these two stories is that war can tear families apart. In Liam O'Flaherty's “The Sniper” and “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy both show similarities and differences in plot, irony, and theme. There are similarities of plot between both stories, for example, both of the men are soldiers at war. As an example

A Dignified Life The holocaust is regarded as one of the most horrific genocides in recent history. It is not only terrifying because of the sheer number of deaths, but also because of the logistical and efficient manner they used. The systematic process they used defied a person’s ability to live a dignified life. A dignified life is the ability to live your life with the opportunity to become the person that you want to be. My perception of a dignified life was only strengthened by witnessing

“War does not determine who is right - only who is left”-Bertrand Russell. In the story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty there is an Irish war with two sides, which can be reflected in the two halves within the protagonist. The story takes place in Dublin with the Republican against Free Staters. Our main character is crazed fanatic as stated in the text through his trigger happy finger and joy to kill. The author suggests the horrors of war as the solider endures physical dangers and psychological

The Sniper Commentary “The Sniper” by Liam O’ Flaherty is a short story about a sniper, set in the Irish Civil War. The author uses characterization, symbolism and third person limited point of view to develop the central theme of the horrors of war. The main character in the story is the mysterious Sniper, who is serving active duty in the Irish Civil War for the Republicans. The story opens with the Sniper attempting to eat on a rooftop, when an enemy sniper opens fire on him. He retaliates

“The Sniper” is a short story written by Liam O’Flaherty which shows the reader the psyche of a skilled sniper amidst the chaos of war in Dublin. The Sniper is an extremely complex, and multi-dimensional character, which is why it is difficult to decipher his personality, and how he distinguishes certain situations in such tense times. Throughout the small amount of text, the Sniper portrays several different character traits, both positive and negative. Mentally, he is very professional, but is