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    The document provides an analysis of the short story "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty. It discusses how the characters are depicted as mere pawns in a larger game of war, with no names to represent the widespread impact of conflict. No one is safe, as even the sniper's brother becomes his enemy. The climax echoes the biblical story of Cain and Abel, with the sniper feeling shame after killing his opponent. The horrors of war are examined, including families divided and neighborhoods turned against each other, with everyone ultimately a victim.

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    The document provides an analysis of the short story "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty. It discusses how the characters are depicted as mere pawns in a larger game of war, with no names to represent the widespread impact of conflict. No one is safe, as even the sniper's brother becomes his enemy. The climax echoes the biblical story of Cain and Abel, with the sniper feeling shame after killing his opponent. The horrors of war are examined, including families divided and neighborhoods turned against each other, with everyone ultimately a victim.

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    The document provides an analysis of the short story "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty. It discusses how the characters are depicted as mere pawns in a larger game of war, with no names to represent the widespread impact of conflict. No one is safe, as even the sniper's brother becomes his enemy. The climax echoes the biblical story of Cain and Abel, with the sniper feeling shame after killing his opponent. The horrors of war are examined, including families divided and neighborhoods turned against each other, with everyone ultimately a victim.

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    SNIPER

    Liam OFlaherty

    By: Michael Daigle

    WAR

    THE GAME

    The art of war is played like a game of chess. In the story Liam depicts the characters as nothing other than mere objects. They are pawns in a bigger game of chess. The old lady used as an informant killed off like a pawn sent to try and break through the opponents defense. The sniper himself fighting against the other sniper like two pawns on a chess board.

    CHARACTERS

    None of the characters have names? To show that they are describing a wider group and not specific people.

    NO REMORSE

    No one is safe in war Old woman gets shot The sniper is a young man and in that time a young man was 14 The sniper shoots his brother No emotions

    CAIN AND ABEL

    The sniper was very eager to fight for his side Soon after he had killed the other sniper he felt ashamed of what he had done. Cain struck down abel and then felt the same horror the sniper felt after killing his brother. At first it seems like something that should be done, but afterwards the shame and self hatred for what you have done is too great.

    THE CLIMAX

    War of the friends

    Also known as Cogadh na gCarad Fought you parents or siblings throughout the war.

    THE HORRORS OF WAR

    Families torn apart Neighborhoods turned against each other Everyone is a victim

    STYLE OF WRITING

    Uses a lot of descriptive language


    The steel that covered the grey monster machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night, spasmodically, like dogs barking on lone farms.

    Suspense Language
    Suddenly from the opposite roof a shot rang out and the sniper dropped his rifle with a curse. The rifle clattered to the roof. The sniper thought the noise would wake the dead. He stooped to pick the rifle up. He couldn't lift it. His forearm was dead. "I'm hit," he muttered.

    WORKSCITIED

    Johnson, Megan. "Liam O Flahertys The Sniper and the Irish Civil War." FSU English Department of Writing Resources . FSU Department of English, 1 June 2011. Web. 13 Mar. 2013. Cummings, Michael J. "The Sniper." Cummings Study Guide . Michael Cummings, 2007. Web. 13 Mar. 2013.

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