Sniper

The theme of “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty is that war reduces human beings to mere objects. to further explain it is that they have no names, no faces. That they are just targets and nothing more, to be shot at from a distance. Without knowing who are you shooting and knowing if they’re going yours or if their your friends or family. And there is no no winners,regardless of who you kills more people or takes more land. And the war knows no boundaries,age,gender,location, time of the day or…

him for the better. Liam O’ Flaherty expresses this in his short story, “The Sniper” where he uses imagery and setting to convey that survival threatens a soldier’s humanity. Liam O’ Flaherty uses vivid descriptions of the sniper’s wound and his actions to emphasize his desire to survive. When the enemy shoots the sniper, he “ripped open the sleeve” and “ground his teeth to overcome the pain,” (O’ Flaherty 2). The sniper is obviously not fazed whatsoever by the pain, and…

Irish republicans. The free staters want to agree to Britain's rules, and still be a territory of Britain but have a little more freedom. The Irish Republicans want total freedom from Britain they want to become totally separate. The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty uses the scenes of violence to depict that war is not always for a good cause, by giving the readers a mental picture of what is happening. In the short story it is the Irish free staters versus the Irish Republicans,…

around true events in history. “The Sniper” is about an American soldier fighting in battle and the new “Wonder Woman” movie that came out in 2017 takes place during WWII. The viewers can connect to the characters easily as the events that happened were real in these movies. It is also eye-opening to the viewers who may not have been in combat or realize what it’s like to live at home with a loved one over seas risking their lives; like the wife of the man in “The Sniper” who is constantly…

“American Sniper” by Chris Kyle is a riveting autobiography about the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. The book tells the life story of a Naval SEAL, known as Chris Kyle, who was sent on four tours of duty and had at least 160 confirmed kills. While the book is action-packed and heart wrenching there is most certainly a deeper meaning to it. The speakers credibility, purpose, and the subject are all revealed in the book can be found by doing a a small amount of research and textual…

Comparative Analysis: of perception and reality for “A Jury of Her Peers” and “The Sniper” A characters perception on killing and death in the short stories “A Jury of Her Peers” and “The Sniper” is the same because in any matter of feelings that you have will harm someones life and both short stories give this perception in different ways. But they can also be different because each short story they shows two different perceptions by revenge and on purpose. The main character in the short…

certain situations can be found in stories “The Sniper”, and “The Most Dangerous Game”. “The Sniper” is a historical fiction while, “The Most Dangerous Game” is based on action and adventure. The general topic of “The Sniper” is about a man accidentally killing his brother in the Irish Civil War. Also in “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford a hunter, gets to feel how it’s like to be hunted , and is put in the same situation as the animals. “The Sniper” and “ The Most Dangerous Game” develop a…

When a person is faced with adversity, they must use their strengths to power through it and come out on top. In Liam O’Flaherty’s, “The Sniper”, the republican sniper has to risk his life fighting for his people with the risk of him getting killed at any moment. In Richard Connell’s, “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford, a big-game hunter, must use his prior knowledge to try and escape the island without getting killed by General Zaroff. At the start of “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford…

Willing, witty, and wild would be words to describe Chris Kyle, in the intriguing film American Sniper. Directed by not only an incredible actor but director as well, Clint Eastwood explains the ascending and descending rollercoaster of a life Chris Kyle is living. Eastwood exemplifies the difficulties veterans face when they are getting ready to, are in, and come back from serving. Not only do they have to prepare from being away from loved ones, born or yet to be born, but, they have to also…

American Sniper Book Review American Sniper goes fully in depth into Chris Kyle’s exciting life story leading up to becoming a Navy SEAL. The book does have a table of contents, glossary, along with maps and photographs to showcase Chris’s experiences while reading the book. The author’s background is fully realistic being that the author of the book is about himself, a small town boy from Texas and his own experiences first hand with the being an American sniper in the war of Iraq. Chris has…