The Sniper Character Analysis

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Have you ever thought what would happen if the most important man in the world is assassinated? Well in Bullseye a detective for the NYPD is caught up in a high stakes fight against a sniper with artifice skill in his profession in the world. With the help of a government funded group of hitmen, (who have killed off many of the U.S’s most feared enemies), they must find and stop this crazed gun for hire before he can start WW3. Along with this, the detective has recently let a boy named Marvin sojourn with his familly until his uncle arrives from the Carolinas. But things don't go smooth with Marvin when the man who killed his brother in cold blood has come back to make Marvin pay back his brothers debt. Throughout this amazing novel so far I have evaluated the acts of the sniper, connected to the detective Mike, and questioned …show more content…
He is a family man who has 6 children and is in love with the nanny. He is very caring for his children like my dad to me and even one of his kids is getting his hours like me for driving. Along with this he is also a little scared of his son driving like my dad in this quote, “Nice and easy now, son. The van roared as Brian gunned it out of 96th street. Brian, no! That’s too much!” (Patterson 88). I had this happen to me when I squealed my dad’s truck’s tires the first day of driving. Even with a hard job that takes up a lot of time, he still finds time for his family. My dad is in the exact same position and I can connect the way Mike feels to my Dad's feelings about family time. I can also connect to him because he will do whatever it takes to protect someone. In a time of crisis, I believe that I would do whatever I can do to help a person in need. In Mikes caringness for his kids and his dedication to help people, I find these characteristics in me and my Dad. Mike is a great father and hero who cares for everyone in his familly making him a great source for a

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