In “The Sniper” Liam O’Flaherty suggests the horror of war not only by presenting its physical dangers but also by showing its psychological effects. “The Sniper” illustrates a sniper’s point of view of the civil war.
In “The Sniper”, the sniper goes through many physical dangers. “Almost immediately, a bullet flattened itself against the parapet of the roof. The sniper took another whiff and put out the cigarette”. The sniper lighted the cigarette knowing that it was risky, then his enemy saw the light of the cigarette and fired at the sniper. Even a small thing as the light of a cigarette was a risky thing for the sniper to do. “Suddenly from the opposite roof a shot rang out and the sniper dropped his rifle with a curse. “I’m hit”, he
In “The Sniper”, the sniper goes through many physical dangers. “Almost immediately, a bullet flattened itself against the parapet of the roof. The sniper took another whiff and put out the cigarette”. The sniper lighted the cigarette knowing that it was risky, then his enemy saw the light of the cigarette and fired at the sniper. Even a small thing as the light of a cigarette was a risky thing for the sniper to do. “Suddenly from the opposite roof a shot rang out and the sniper dropped his rifle with a curse. “I’m hit”, he