The Sniper Compare And Contrast

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Carolina Orsini
January 22,2016
Compare and Contrast Essay
The Sniper and Cranes Violence is not the answer, so what you think about war? In the stories "The Sniper" and "Cranes" by Lian O'Flaherty's and Peter H.Lee both have the topic of war. "The Sniper" is about having no boundaries and shows violence. "Cranes" is about having freedon even if you made enough mistakes. Even though both stories show compare and contrast they are different. In comparison, "The Sniper" takes place in Dublins located in North and South Karea. The Republican Sniper didn't want to get caught in the war. His motive was to survive the Civil and attack the enemies. Although he had to attack the enemies and keep eyes on the look out he also

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