Sniper

A Sniper in Dublin The sniper lay on the cold, hard roof top during a night in July. He thought about why he should do this, kill people. But the he remembered that the world is kill or be killed. The sniper felt the rifle in his hand. The rifle felt cold, just how the sniper thought he would feel after a bullet from his gun would take someone’s life. His grandfather described causing someone’s death felt like a ghost walking through you, thens bus called reality would hit you. Killing someone…

When Chris Kyle a Navy Seal Sniper during the Iraq war returned home he decided to see a therapist because he was having problems adjusting back to civilian life. During one of those sessions the therapist decided to ask him the question about the kills he is credited for. This credited kill amount is based off the amount of kills the Pentagon has credited him with. The movie “American Sniper” is based on the memoir, Chris Kyle wrote with the same name. In “American Sniper” Chris Kyle is played…

Literary Analysis Final of “The Sniper” If you are in the middle of a war and you knew your enemy on a personal level would you still fire back? The short story "the sniper" is located in a war zone called "Dublin". To snipers from different sides…… Or so they thought. In this story the main theme is fear and suspicion will lead us to destruction. In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flahrety he introduces the theme in the very beginning. A car came out and he started firing at the car and the woman who…

“The American Sniper” is possibly the best action movie out there. This movie was directed my Clint Eastwood and is based on Chris Kyle’s autobiography published in 2012. “The American Sniper” did a great job of hitting all the core aspects of a thrilling war movie such as keeping the viewer engaged throughout the movie, establishing a bond with the main character, and creating a realistic experience of a soldier’s life. The film openly shared both struggles and victories. Bonded Brotherhoods…

couldn't use his rifle he had only a revolver to do it” Pg 438 line 68. Man Vs Self is displayed when the sniper has killed his enemy. At first he is eager and happy about his success “He peered across the gutter in a cry of joy” Pg 439 line 87.After the snipers adrenaline died he wasn't happy about what he just did “The lust of battle died in him he was bitten by remorse”. After this event the sniper started to undergo a state of depression and hate “He began to gibber to himself cu The…

Ireland where there is a lot of fighting. Snipers who lurk in the dark fight in a civil war. As the snipers move through the night they hunt down people to win their civil war between two sides of Dublin. Even though these people are fighting for their lives some do not think hard before acting. Liam O’Flaherty teaches his readers that thinking before acting can cause regret, and he shows this lesson through Irony and foreshadowing. In the story “The Sniper” the theme that Flaherty uses…

The Dangers of War Many know of the dangers of war, soldiers come back injured, civilians are hurt, and much is lost. In “The Sniper”, Liam O’Flaherty tells a story of these very threats in which a young sniper is eager to participate in a civil war in Dublin, Ireland. The soldier constantly encounters danger wherever he goes. As he faces the battle, he gets hurt and experiences the effect of the war because in the end, it turned him against his own brother. This short story illustrates the…

Todays 21st century is vastly changing, especially the youth is growing up way too quickly. The primary theme of “The Sniper,” is that in order to save lives, people do what is necessary. Society also needs to take into account that our technology is always changing, becoming improved and more dangerous. When it comes to fighting, someone will not always have the time to think things through so that is why you need to be able to reason fast. O’Flaherty uses the setting, the plot summary and…

The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty takes place in the early weeks of the Irish Civil War, during the Battle of Dublin. O’FLaherty’s main character, a Republican sniper, is laying down, armed and on the lookout. The fight begins immediately after the sniper lights a cigarette, giving away his position, and compromising his operation. The sniper acts quickly, killing two men shortly after being wounded himself. The story takes a quick turn after we soon realize who the…

The Sniper and Cranes have differences that give two opposite ideas of the story. The main focus of The Sniper targets the civil war and the repercussions that follow it, whereas Cranes focuses on the loyalty one has to family and friends. The Sniper expresses the toll the war has taken on the soldier and how it affects him by giving detail about the feelings and thoughts he has about the war. The author wants the reader to know that the sniper is dedicated to his duty and does not think twice…