Throughout a person’s life, they’ll change, both physically and mentally. This transformation or change can be great, or it can be terrible, such is evident in the short story by Liam O’Flaherty called “The Sniper.” “The Sniper” takes place in Dublin, Ireland 1922 during the Irish Civil War. One night he was shot at by an enemy sniper and was hit once in his left arm. He used a ruse to kill the enemy sniper and when he found out the identity of his kill he was immediately remorseful. Over the course of The Sniper, the Republican sniper’s perspective, on the war, being a sniper, and his life, changed. At the beginning of the story, he liked being a sniper, liked the war, and valued his life above all else. At the end of the story, he hated the war, hated being a sniper, and no longer valued his life as much. This relates to the theme, in war, there is no winners and war is bad, because by killing the enemy sniper, he killed his brother and in doing so completely changed his life. At the beginning of the story, he liked being a sniper, liked the war, and valued his life above all else. Most people when they hear this would assume this guy is a killer who has no remorse, but this is not completely true. According to O’Flaherty, “He had eaten nothing since morning. He had been too excited to eat. He finished the sandwich, and, taking a flask of whiskey from his pocket, he took a short drought. Then he returned the flask to his pocket. He paused for a moment, considering
