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Wherever there is conflict, there are always those begging for peace, the Irish civil war being no exception. In their respective texts, The Sniper and The Freedom of the City, Liam O’Flaherty and Brian Friel call for peace from this war by arguing that it is futile. Both authors communicate this common message to their audiences through the utilisation of the same stylistic techniques including structure, characterisation, and motif. However, the exact manner in which each technique is used or presented

dangers, but also by showing its psychological effects. The short story “The Sniper” presents to the reader with the physical dangers of war. The story takes place in a civil war, where a country is essentially at war with itself. In paragraph nine O’Flaherty writes, “The sniper raised his rifle and fire. The head fell heavily on the turret wall. The woman darted toward the side street. The sniper fired again. The woman whirled around and fell with a shriek into the gutter.” The old woman who was shot

Death causes remorse. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, The murderer goes insane after being reminded of his guilt. In “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty, The narrator plainly states that after the battle rush, he became bitten by remorse. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is a story about a man trying to convince the reader that he’s sane while murdering his enemy. “The Sniper” is about a sniper in a battle to survive and discovers one of the dead enemies is his brother. Both authors use mood and symbolism

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 a chance to smoke. “The lust of battle had died in him. He had become

Love and death are both massive commitments. Death is inevitable, but we believe love to be voluntary. Is it? Both “The Sniper,” by Liam O’Flaherty and “The Sonnet Ballad,” by Gwendolyn Brooks explore this idea using symbols and imagery as support. In “The Sniper” a soldier tries to abandon his love for his brother during war while in “The Sonnet Ballad” a woman's lover is sent to war where he faces death. Though both works discuss different subjects, they both include the death or loss of someone

Likewise, Liam O’Flaherty starts out “The Sniper” by writing, “Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim light of the moon that shone through fleecy clouds, casting a pale light as of approaching dawn over the streets…” However, by the third paragraph of “The Dogs Could Teach Me” Paulsen continues the same pattern of writing saying, “Later I saw the beauty of it, the falling lobes of blue ice that had grown as the water froze and refroze, layering on itself,” while O’Flaherty scrivens, “He

point of irony. Irony is found in many stories. Although readers may think irony used in stories are for temporary effects of the moment it is read, the author has a bigger purpose than just enhancing their story. The authors of “The Sniper”, Liam O'Flaherty, and “The Princess and the Tin Box”, James Thurber, utilize situational irony to present the moral of each story. Thurber uses situational irony in “The Princess and the Tin Box” to mock how decisions made by princesses in fairy tales are illogical

people. For example, during the Winter, I chose to go walk out on the ice on a lake even though I knew it was dangerous. This is just one time where I have been daring as a young person. The trait is also shown in the short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, and The Saints, by Lex Thomas. The Sniper and Gates are both very daring through how they take risks and complete daring acts. The Sniper is a daring character that takes chances and does things that are dangerous even in a warzone. First, he

as a “he” when he is thinking about the time before the war. The characterization and word choice by O’ Flaherty shows the readers how the horrors of war effect the sniper’s feelings and mindset. With the support of characterization and diction, O’Flaherty describes the setting in a way that gives off depressing, suspenseful and pessimistic images; showing that war is an awful thing. The author dedicates the entire first paragraph to describe the setting and to illustrate the atmosphere of the story

What of revenge? Is it appropriate? If yes, is it only appropriate in some cases? These four literature selections could help one find their answer. “The Sniper” is a short story written by Liam O’Flaherty about the civil war in Ireland and the revenge incorporated in it. “The Cask of Amontillado” was written by Edgar Allen Poe, who tells the story of a man consumed by revenge. “A Eulogy for Martin Luther King, Jr.” describes the want and need for forgiveness and is given by Robert F. Kennedy. “Of