Sniper and Cranes Essay The “Cranes‚ and “snipers both have two main characters‚ who get separated in life and have to decide if he shall let one live after they have been separated by each others differences in war. The “sniper is about 2 young brothers who get separated by their differences in war. And sadly later on in the story one brother kills an old lady‚ plus the sniper on the other side of war. He then finds out that the man he just killed is his brother. So it has a lot of twists throughout
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the best stories. A more interesting topic emerges when a character must choose between loyalty to a loved one and devotion to government. In “The Sniper” and “Cranes” the main character is involved in a civil war that calls for allegiance to the government despite his feelings for a loved one who fights for the opposite cause. “The Sniper” and “Cranes” share similarities and differences in the plot‚ the characters‚ and the theme. Although‚ these stories are two similar pieces of literature and share
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hard to figure out where loyalties lie. The stories of “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and “Cranes” by Hwang Sunwŏn are from the point of views of men caught in different circumstances that arise from civil wars in their countries. In both of the stories the idea that civil war separates families and friends is in the conflicts that The Sniper and Sŏngsam‚ the main characters‚ go through. Over the course of Liam O’Flaherty’s “The Sniper‚” the reader experiences what it is like to be in a war. He
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stories one was called “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and the other was called “Cranes” by Hwang Sunwon. In both stories it tell important details that the authors are trying to send to other people. One will be talking about war and killing people me personally;I don’t think killing is good because it could hurt other people. The other one will talk about loyalty and friendship . In “The Sniper” the main character is the Sniper himself. The situation is that the Sniper got shot in the arm and is
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“The Sniper” Essay Have you ever been forced to do something that could possibly affect you for the rest of your life? Well‚ in this short story a man was forced into a war that ended up having physical and mental affects on him. In the short story “The Sniper”‚ author Liam O’Flaherty suggests the horror of war on a personal level by presenting not only its physical dangers‚ but its psychological effects as well. One method the author uses to convey circumstances associated with the war on a personal
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imply that something is going to happen later in the story. We as readers have to infer what that might be. In the short story “The Cranes” the way the author uses “At the shot” it makes us think that the character is shooting at the birds because they flew away‚ but there is another meaning to this sentence. The true meaning of the last sentence‚ “At the shot‚ the two cranes plunged upward‚ their great wings beating the air and their long slender necks pointed like arrows toward the sun.”‚ of the short
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The Sniper has been around since the early 1800’s and first started out with the British army. The First American Snipers were implemented as early as the American Revolutionary War. During this time the Colonists would climb trees and hide amongst the branch’s and leaves to keep concealed‚ and strike the enemy when they were within range. The early rifles used by Snipers were constructed of smooth barrels enabling from making accurate consisted shots. It wasn’t until gun manufactures started to
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The Sniper By: Liam O’flaherty A story about the Irish Civil War. The story takes place in Dublin around the beleaguered Four Courts in the middle of The City where gunfire of heavy guns‚ machine guns and rifles break the silence of the Night‚ spasmodically‚ like dogs barking on lone farms. The long June twilight faded into night. Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim Light of the moon that shone through fleecy clouds‚ casting pale light as of approaching Dawn over
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The sniper essay The Sniper is a short story about a sniper‚ set in the Irish civil war The author uses characterization‚ symbolism and third person limited point of view to develop the central theme of the horrors of war. The main character in the story is the mysterious Sniper‚ who is serving active duty in the Irish Civil War for the Republicans in Dublin. The story opens with the Sniper attempting to eat
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Ms. Regan Honors English 1 February 22‚ 2014 “The Sniper” War can either tear friends and family apart or bring them close together. In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty‚ the sniper faces a surprise after deciding to go look at the enemy sniper. In the end of the story‚ it explains how the enemy sniper was the shooter’s brother. The theme of “The Sniper” is that war changes people and separates families because the sniper shot his own brother‚ and was mentally effected throughout the story
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