The Sniper Thesis

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Although all of his beliefs start to fade when he discovers that, the opposing sniper or enemy he has killed is his own brother. The sniper aims at his enemy, not knowing who he is killing and as he kills the enemy, he proves himself to be worthy of his position. As the enemy’s body falls down from the rooftop, the sniper feels emotional struggles inside him. A feeling of emptiness surfaces as he killed a solider like him. Frustrated with all his feelings, he throws his rifle and gathers himself back to the state of being a Republican sniper. He goes close to his enemy’s body to check if he had known the man before the war had started. As he checks to identity his victim, he finds that it his own brother. He becomes sickened at the thought

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