Liam O Flaherty's The Sniper

War changes a person, it hurts people mentally and physically. This is because when you see death it messes with you psychologically. In the short story, “The Sniper”, by Liam O’Flaherty , an enemy fighting against a Sniper. The Sniper was fighting his enemy, little did he know that he would kill his brother. In war one fights against your brother, war changes people. Either one's biological or brother in faith. After fighting in combat, the soldier doesn’t come back as the same person. The sniper was used to seeing death, it was apparent in his eyes. He experienced death every time he killed someone. Death changes people. The sniper felt remorse after he killed his brother. It takes a lot of strength and determination to kill another person. Experiencing death or war changes someone mentally and/or physically.

It was apparent that he seen death.One example that shows that he has seen death more than once is “ they were deep and thoughtful, the eyes of a man who is used to looking at death(O’Flaherty 1).” This is important because it lets the reader know he has seen death before. The Sniper shows determination to kill his enemy when he gets shot in the arm. One example that shows the Sniper is a determined man is when “ he made an effort of will to overcome the pain (O’Flaherty 2).” This is important because it shows his characteristic of strength. He is able to overcome any pain. He is a very courageous man, who has seen death before in his