O 'Flaherty's Short Story The Sniper'

In 1922-1923 the Irish Civil War began and ended with outcomes that changed the people who fought in the war. Through the experiences that the people in the war have gone through, killing their enemies, they did not realize that every shot they fired would take a piece of their humanity. People never really knew what happened in the war or what the people in the war had to deal with. However, O' Flaherty has given people insight of what went on in the war, through his short story, "The Sniper." Through character development, characterization, and foreshadowing the author shows the grave consequences of war.