The Sniper Suspense Analysis

Liam O’Flaherty’s splendid short story, “The Sniper”, demonstrated superb suspense throughout the entire story. Several different lively, tension-filled moments riddled this story. First off, in the beginning, the sniper is laying in his covert hideout with his rifle. He decides to light his cigarette because he fancies a smoke. The light gives his position away and the soldier is shot at from an enemy sniper. In this moment Liam, the author, creates a nervous tension in the audience because the intelligent readers know it’s a bad idea. It’s obvious that the not-so-sneaky sniper would reveal his furtive position, thus becoming a target and receiving enemy fire. Consequently, these unfortunate events happen. Anon an armored enemy vehicle lumbers