There he lay staring into the face of his own brother outside the Main Street barber shop. His brother lay motionless on the cold hard cement sidewalk which he had fallen on after he was shot, he was dead. The Republican sniper heard the rattle and clanking of the enemy soldiers rounds being loaded into the giant death machine which the opposing soldier beared in his hands.The Republican sniper then dragged his brother's lifeless body into the darkness of the barber shop where the machine gunner could not see. He knew that he had to get out of the barber shop and get off the streets before the morning.. He used his one good arm and pulled his brothers body into the back room of the barber shop. Looking down at his bandage on his arm he muttered to himself “ Oh boy, I gotta change these bandages.” but the Republican sniper had no more bandages left in his pack. All he had was a revolver with 4 rounds left, a pack of cigarettes, and 3 matches. Then suddenly the snipers face lit up with a brilliant idea. He found a bullet hole which was about the size of an end of a cigarette. He reached into his back pocket took out the pack of cigarettes …show more content…
He then quickly gazed out the barber shop window to see which way the gunman was facing. He knew the gunman was surveying for him and that he only had one chance to make his plan a success. When the gunman wasn’t looking he struck a match and lit the cigarette in the wall.The cigarette gave off a dim orange light but it was enough for the gunman to notice it. The second after he lit it he hauled his brother over his shoulder on his good arms side. He took him to the side exit of the barber shop still hidden in the dark. The moment the sniper heard the pop of the first shell fly out of his enemy's gun he took off out the barber shop with his brothers dead
The Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights granted U.S. citizens the right to bear arms. This amendment was passed by Congress on September 25, 1789. It’s original intent was so civilians could use their household weapons for military duty or for their own defense. Much has changed since 1789. Would our founding fathers enact this amendment if citizens had the guns we have today? Would they consider such an amendment if citizens were killing each other on the street, in schools and other public places? There is strong interest on the issue of gun control. Taya Kyle states her views on the subject in her article 'American Sniper ' Widow: Gun Control Won 't Protect Us. My beliefs on the subject clash greatly with hers because I regard gun control as necessary to preserve our safety.
In “The Sniper” the conflict is man vs man, which means main character is tasked with killing his enemy, but it proves to be quite a challenge. Even though there were many challenges the sniper followed through with his job and persevered even after he was shot in the arm. Wanting to kill his enemy, stay alive, and be one step closer to ending the war was his main goals. Being brave, he took off his hat, placed it on his gun, and raised it above the edge of the roof. Instantly the enemy shot at it and the sniper, pretending to be dead, waited until the enemy got up for him to shoot him. He did some quick thinking and, with determination, handled the conflict quite well.
The Rangers captured the two targets, along with 22 other Somali men, on the first floor of the target house. When the Rangers entered the second floor, shots started coming through the window. Rangers on the ground were shooting at their own men. The young Rangers were poorly trained and dangerous. In the streets, fire was rapidly exchanging.
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The brother shot at him first. He didn't know it was his brother it was dark. There was smoke in the air. He could barely see across the way . His brother shot him in the arm. He didn’t want to be found dead up there in the morning. He had to find a way down, but he was shooting at him.
In the story, “The Sniper”, The sniper showed that he was an intelligent soldier. In the beginning, after Being shot by the enemy sniper the sniper took care of his wound and was able to compose himself and think of a plan. Thinking he had won the battle after the snipers successful decoy the enemy sniper dropped his guard and the second he did the sniper
The sentence, “Placing a cigarette between his lips, he struck the match, inhaled the smoke hurriedly and put out the light.” demonstrates that the Republican sniper is exposing himself to snipers surrounding him, since there was visible light from igniting the match (1). In other words, a sniper that is waiting patiently to eliminate his victim, the Free Stater sniper, will notice the cigarette being lighted and will immediately shoot the source of the light. When the story continues, it is detected that the Free Stater sniper notices a light source, and quickly takes aim at it, believing the light source leads to an individual. This is noticeable because the Republican sniper is nearly dead a few seconds after lighting the cigarette, since the Free Stater sniper fired his gun after seeing suspicious activity of a match being illuminated. Also, the sentence shows that the Republican sniper did not presume that a possibility of his consequential action’s is that an enemy is going to shoot him, since he obviously exposed himself for others to detect. Even though the action of lighting the cigarette was not the most consequential action, it still caused a drastic situation for the main character. However, O’Flaherty’s description is not the only craft move he develops to convey the theme, action, without thought, to the reader. He also uses suspense
to him, he climbs for victory, he he is shot, it went through his left
The basic plot of the story is based during an evening within the Irish civil wars. It tells of a republican sniper sitting on a rooftop and neutralising enemy units as the cross a bridge. When a free-states sniper shows himself on an opposite roof they wage a fierce and innovative war to see who would end up the better. Eventually the republican sniper gains the upper hand and after taking a bullet in the arm destroys the worthy opponent. After a curious inspection to the identity of the enemy sniper he finds himself looking into the eyes of his dead brother.
The mood of the story is dark and weary. In this scene the sky is gloomy and there are Republican and Free Starter soldiers fighting in the Irish Civil war, “The long June twilight faded into the night. Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim light of the moon that shone through the fleecy clouds.. machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night, spasmodically” (O’Flaherty 1). Although the mood of the story is creepy and dim for the most part, it is silent with the sudden sounds of guns firing. As the story progresses, the sniper’s emotions begin reflecting on his actions. He begins to feel guilt and remorse for killing someone and the mood shifts to tension and violence.
Bullets, of course, are another big danger in war. The author shows with bullets how close you are to death in a war. In the event where the sniper lights his cigarette, he is twice almost killed with the “enemy” sniper’s bullets! The sniper’s own bullets are quite dangerous, too, as seen when he easily kills the tank commander and citizen woman informer. After shooting them, the “enemy” sniper sees him, and “His fore...
The setting to “The Sniper” plays a vital role in understanding the meaning O’Flaherty was trying to convey. The main character is sitting on a rooftop near O’Connell Bridge in Dublin Ireland. During the Irish Civil War, the river that flowed beneath the bridge, was the dividing line in the Battle of Dublin. From the beginning, when civilians watched the opening attacks from atop the bridge, to the end, when it shook from the final bombing that forced the Republicans to surrender, the bridge was a key factor to the end result of the war. (Black,
Novelist and short story writer, Liam O’Flaherty grew up in a village on the western coast of Ireland. He was a good student when he was young, and when he grew older, he enlisted in the British Army. Later, after enlisting in the army, he began to write stories while he was in the war. Many of Liam O’Flaherty’s short stories about war, have become very popular throughout the world. One of his greatest, most popular stories, “The Sniper” has some of O’Flaherty’s experiences of being in the war. The short story, “The Sniper”, was published in the London paper, The New Leader, on January 12, 1923. Liam O’Flaherty was a World War I veteran. He wrote most of his stories while in the war. The stories he wrote, became very popular after the
People kept coming, and picking on him. They started throwing snowballs at him, and it got to the point where they were hitting him with clubs. He had other soldiers come and help him. After a while of screaming and fighting, a young soldier fired the first shot. After the first shot the other soldiers started firing.
The police had killed his father, and now the Prussians had killed her son…he had been cut in two by a cannonball. And it seemed to her she could see it all, the whole horrible thing: his head falling with his eyes wide open, his teeth still gnawing the corners of his thick mustache the way he used to be when he was angry. (page 67)