Liam O'Flaherty

”The Sniper” was published during the Irish civil war (January 1923) by the republican Liam O’Flaherty. It takes place as night falls in Dublin. Shots eccho. A young Republican sniper lies on a rooftop. He lights a cigarette; risks revealing himself. Instantantly, a bullet hits the parapet, behind which he hides. A car approaches and halts down the street. A woman appears from a side-street. She speaks with the driver and points to the sniper. Without thinking, he shoots the driver, and the…

Danger. Murder. Violence. Misery. What do these things have in common? Their all themes in The Most Dangerous Game and The Sniper. The Most Dangerous game is about a man named Rainsford who washes up on an island only to find a hunter, General Zaroff, who hunts the most dangerous and conniving thing possible, human. He faces many challenges, but overcomes them and defeats the General. The Sniper is a short story about a man who has a challenge to kill his enemy, he must shoot down the other…

that people must stop fighting in war or war will kill everybody. This quote relates to the short story “The Sniper” and the poem“The Man He Killed.” Through the literary devices of plot, irony and theme. The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and the poem “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy both share similarities and differences throughout the plot. The author stated how the plot was similar by saying, “Here and there through the city, machine guns and rifles broke the silence…

The idea that being influenced by others in society can make us do things that are inhumane relates to Examination Day by Henry Seslar, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, The Fat Boy by Owen Marshall and The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty. The texts Examination Day and The Lottery illustrate the effects a corrupt government can have on society and portrays how easy it is to blindly follow inhumane laws made by the government. Short stories The Fat Boy and The Sniper share the idea that society can make…

so he acts as if he 's dead from the shot and gets his enemy back . Once he shoots the enemy falls off the roof dead and it all ends with the enemy being his brother. Introduce the main idea of their perception. In the short story “The Sniper” Liam O’Flaherty stated “He must kill that enemy and he could not use his rifle. He had only a revolver to do it. Then he thought of a plan.” This quote explains the Republican Sniper perception because he wanted the revenge and get the enemy for what he…

descriptions of their spring sowing in minute detail. It reveals the traditional virtues of a typical farmer: hard work, simple living, and discipline and above all, strong sense of responsibility for the happiness of his wife and family I. The author. Liam O’Flaherty was born…