Ethos In The Sniper

A numerous amount of the population has committed to engage in war zones. War is an overwhelming matter to comprehend or to become involved in. Warfare does not only affect the people who are involved in the battle, but also the family members of war victims. War is a terrible conflict carried on by armed forces between nations or parties within a nation. It can also be defined as a struggle to achieve a goal. Not all battles end up as one side wins or loses. Most of the time, each side sacrifices something they did not aspire to give up.

Mr. Liam O’Flaherty portrayed the theme of the short story, “The Sniper”, by implying that you have to do what you have to do. When in war, Soldiers must remove all emotions so that nothing can hold them back from doing their job. If a soldier is placed in a situation where he must kill to stay alive he needs to be

He incorporates ethos in several places in the story. Ethos are moral values, or right versus wrong. An example in this short story would be how the sniper kills the woman who is giving his location away to enemies. He had to do what he thought would keep him alive and well. Along with ethos, Liam also uses logos in his short story. Logos are facts, evidence or common sense put into a piece of writing. He states in the story that the Republicans and Free Staters were waging civil war. Liam incorporates this in the story to inform the reader who is at war. O’Flaherty uses pathos in many different portions if the story. When Liam discusses how the sniper took the risk to be seen by enemies, how he took the risk to die, just to smoke a cigarette, it makes the reader fear for him throughout this part of the story because they do not want him to be seen or get caught by his enemies. This also seems ironic because cigarettes can kill you in the long run, but yet the sniper hopes to not die while he secretly smokes a