The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty

Destruction is a theme which taunts the world. History reveals this theme in broad effects as there has been numerous occasions in which human beings have been a product of their own destruction. The worst of these are the ones fought within a country, within a home, a tribe or a people, those are the most unforgettable ones, in which even in this current era, threatens to be unstoppable and unpreventable. The scars and terrors that torment the world are the ones in which authors in history and writers to come have devoted their intellect to reveal to the world. For Civil War is the destructive force in this current time that tears the bonds and relationships within countries, families and even friends, its scar is predominant in our hearts towards the ones in which we love the most.

Division is the beginning of destruction and this division arises between countries, tearing the bonds and beliefs in which they were once united together. Laurel Holliday’s short story book Lives in the Crossfire conveys to the reader the extreme views of the Catholics compared to the beliefs of the Protestants, this division was the beginning of destruction for even though they were both part of the same religion and country, their humanistic desires and cravings caused them to seek division, through which sorrow spurred through out Belfast and Northern Ireland creating quivering fear in the hearts of the young and the old. This trend is not only witnessed in Great Britain but also in Korea, as Hwang Sunwon utilized his knowledge to reveal to the reader the long lasting effects of civil war between a country. This created division between the Koreans because they separated into communist and anti communist, through which destruction was made stagnant in the country. In Cranes civil war brings about the division in Korea. This division remains a worrying source through which the country experiences numerous problems as the country is constantly in disagreement. The division also