War can destroy a man both in body and mind for the rest of his life. In "The Sniper‚" Liam O’Flaherty suggests the horror of war not only by presenting its physical dangers‚ but also by showing its psychological effects. We are left to wonder which has the longer lasting effectthe visible physical scars or the ones on the inside? In this story the author shows how location plays a big part in how physically dangerous a war is. Gunshots heard throughout the city are a sign of how close the
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character is introduced as a Republican sniper; the author describes the setting and explains describes the antagonist‚ saying he has “the face of a student‚ thin and ascetic‚ but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic”. Readers Interest: Low Trigger Incident: The antagonist is debating amongst himself if he should risk lighting a cigarette and he does. Immediately a bullet hits the parapet beside him‚ which introduces us to the main conflict‚ the enemy sniper. Readers Interest: Medium Rising Action:
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takes place in Dublin‚ Ireland during the 1920’s where a Republican sniper is involved with a terrible accident. He suffers dramatic injury to the soul and heart when someone that he loves dearly is shot. The story’s theme is intensified through situational irony‚ which shows the pointlessness of armed conflict. <br> <br>Unexpected senseless occurrences happen when situational irony comes to effect. Like the time the Republican sniper unnecessarily lights up a smoke‚ which glows and shows his location
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In these two stories they talk about two brothers. The first story is “The Sniper”‚ it was written by Liam O’Flaherty. The second story is “The Scarlet Ibis”‚ it was written by James Hurst. These two authors used regret‚ war‚ and brotherhood to make the story. In “The sniper” there are two brothers fighting on the opposite sides of the war. The brother who is fighting for the Republican side sees a shot in the distance. He fires and then he realizes he has shot his brother. The brother who shot
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The Sniper Pre-reading Civil War defines as a war between citizens of the same country. There are circumstances under which I would fight to overthrow the government‚ say that the government is violating the amendments and the rights of people. If the government amends the law in a controversial way‚ it may cause uproar within the public. As the government changes the law‚ it affects the public’s way of doing and thinking. When people don’t like the change they tend to radically rebel. Like I
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demonstrated by the character Rainsford. In the story‚ Rainsford was forced to participate in General Zaroff’s deathly game. It can be inferred that Rainsford was very afraid of Zaroff. He was also afraid of dying. However‚ Rainsford preserved and kept himself together. Rainsford actively participated in Zaroff’s game. Rainsford did not lose his determination to live‚ and he did not lose hope even while knowing that Zaroff was successfully able to hunt all of his other players. Rainsford did not lose control
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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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The Sniper Questions 1. The names of the two sides involved in the conflict are the “Republicans” and the “Free Staters”. The protagonist (main character) is on the Republican side. 2. The story is set at night. The text states that “machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night.” (O’ Flaherty 1) I believe that this is the case because they are fighting a civil war and the darkness makes the plot more intense since he decides to take a risk of lighting a cigarette. 3. The snipers
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the short story‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ Richard Connell tells the tale of an exceptionally skilled hunter named Rainsford. Rainsford falls off his yacht and ends up on the shores of Ship Trap Island‚ home to the evil General Zaroff and finds himself in a game of man vs. man against a person who finds thrill in hunting and killing human beings. However‚ despite the fact that Rainsford is forced to face a surplus of life threatening obstacles he does not back down. Throughout this story Rainsford’s
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Rainsford takes one more step and realizes that he is at Death Swamp where there is quicksand. He tries to pull his leg out but‚ he can’t quite seem to do it. He quickly thought to himself what he could do. Then he sees a branch and grabs onto it‚ pulling with all of his strength he has left in him. Rainsford finally gets his foot out of the quicksand. He is way too tired to run more so he finds a cave and hides out for a couple minutes. While he is in the small‚ dark cave right beside the quicksand
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