Richie Ren

The Most Lethal Sniper In U.S. Military History In the novel American Sniper, Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, and Jim DeFelice use certain literary devices to support the novel in hopes of bringing the story to life in the reader’s mind by presenting a detailed explanation of Chris Kyle’s life story. Chris Kyle experienced many horrific things in the middle east and he uses several literary devices when writing his autobiography to provide insight on what really happened while he was overseas defending

The purpose of the archetype of weapons in this text is to demonstrate that no weapon is useful unless one is skillful in its use. Near the beginning of the novel, Red Harmon, a seemingly normal air force veteran is confronted by three muggers. An incident occurs, and afterwards the local detective, Carter, narrates the security footage: “Harmon pushed it [a pistol] away,... and took aim at the last one sprinting away… He was at full speed when Harmon shot twice with his left hand. The gangster fell

In the short story, “The Sniper,” author Adam O’ Flaherty includes the element of surprise to reveal that war causes not only physical risk, but also psychological sufferings. This is true because of many reasons according to the story. Flaherty uses surprise and the element of suspense to show how war affects those involved. In the story, there is a Civil War taking place in Ireland. The war is between the Republicans and the Free Starters. The Republican sniper who is fighting against the Free

Who is the world's best sniper? It is Chris Kyle, also known as American Sniper, which is also the title of the book. The main character Chris Kyle is also the author of the book, but didn't publish it himself because of his death .The sum of the book is about a navy seal sniper that goes to war because of 911 and during his time in the war he becomes the best sniper in us military.It also talks about how he gets over his stress and being jumpy.And also covers his death a little, but doesn't tell

The story “The Sniper” is set in Dublin during the time of Irish Civil War. The Republican Sniper has to deal with the turbulent surroundings of the wartime. Also the external conflict occurs when the Republican Sniper shot the other Sniper and this causes the Republican Sniper to see who he shot and finds out he shot his own brother. In this quote “he felt sudden curiosity as to the identity of the enemy sniper whom he had killed” supports my claim by identify the enemy sniper. This is

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

How 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

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

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

Over the summer I read American Sniper I felt this book was a perfect fit for me I'm very pro military. I thought it would be a very interesting read since he was the most lethal sniper the US military has ever seen. This book talks a lot about war and what people experience in different countries fighting for our country and the struggles they have. I will be talking about what he experienced through his training and all of his tours and many other experiences that were mentioned in the book including