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things happen like in the story “The Cranes” . Wars can also create horrifying situations too also in the Liam O’Flaherty’s story “The Sniper “. The sniper was about two snipers trying to do there job in the war and kill their opponents, but in the ending it wasn’t just his opponent that he killed. These two story’s may have different meaning but they also have a lot in common . Liam O’Flaherty story “The Sniper” had a common outcome of war, he lost

The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty takes place in Dublin Ireland around 1920 during the Irish civil war. It is late night, completely dark except for the glow of the moon through the clouds. The sniper is on a rooftop near the O’Connell Bridge. “Dublin lay enveloped in ” This quote from the story gives a dark and almost frightening mood. Anything could be lurking in the darkness. And the darkness could also be a metaphor for the dark times that have fallen on Dublin during this civil war. The quote “Around

In The Sniper, a short story by Liam O'Flaherty, we follow a Republican sniper in the midst of a civil war. Throughout the story, the sniper is facing off with another enemy sniper, who eventually shoots the man in the shoulder. With that hit, this gave the sniper a reason to defend himself and fight back. The man was only doing what he had to do to survive. Near the beginning of the story, it is shown that an enemy tanker approached where the man was hiding. A lady then confronted the tanker and

The characteristics of the characters in a story is something that makes them who they are and what you start to learn about them. In The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty, the protagonist shoots and kills the antagonist. The two characters in the story where, the protagonist which was the narrator (main sniper) and the antagonist (enemy sniper). The protagonist saves the lives of other because of his his intelligence, his determination, and his risk-taking. The narrator’s intelligence is one of his most

Scott 1 Kaleb Scott Mrs. Brown English 2 20 November 9, 2015 Poetry Research Project: William C. Williams Where’s the good at in life? It seems like nowadays it is gloomy, dreary, and sad all day every day for lots of people, and finding the positive is tough. William Carlos Williams the poet has many poems and several short stories that bring out the good, the positive in people’s lives. Williams made poetry about the center of lives and the changed many lives. Williams’ quotes,” Everyone

Brotherhood Through literature, Liam O’Flaherty, the author of the short story The Sniper, clearly illustrates how horrific and destructive war really is. He illustrates the appalling agony of the Irish civil war through a dramatic story of two brothers against each other in the war. Through the the author's writing, readers can conclude that the theme of The Sniper is that war destroys families. O’Flaherty sets emphasis on this theme by using many strong literary devices. The literary devices used

garrote her. In a fight across the house, Grace manages to subdue her attacker and then phones her father for help. Basking in the majesty of the newly made EM Drive, Darius, and Liam remark on their achievement over the Russians, and EM Drive that actually works. Liam is conflicted about the news that Croft is alive. Should Liam be glad he is not a

In Liam O'Flaherty's short story the Sniper, James is searching for his target. James struggles with PTSD from the War. He wishes for the sun, he is tired of the ash and dust blocking his view from the sky. War can be devastating and tear families apart. It is April 25, 1922. I've been on this roof for about 7 days and I still haven't found my target. I am at the location my target should be and he should be here any minute. I have hunted for him for 2 weeks now and I'm ready to get this over with

Did you ever have to go through the time where you get something that you always wanted, but at the same time you have to give up the thing that is really important to you? In the story "Going to Exile" by "Liam O'Flaherty" successfully proves the saying "Opening one door while closing another". This story is about two adults who are leaving their country with the hope of getting enormous opportunities but at the same time they also have fear of taking risks in unknown land. Michael and Mary were

In the short story “The Sniper”, by Liam O’Flaherty, a gun battle is shown between two snipers on opposite sides of a war. The republican sniper, the protagonist, cleverly tricks the other sniper to believe that he is dead and then, he himself shoots the other sniper and kills him. The sniper is curious to know the identity of the fallen sniper, and turns over the dead man and finds his “brother’s face”. The republican sniper is a protagonist that is least effective, due to poor characterization