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.
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.
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
His quick thinking and desperate attempts to avoid an intricate situation ends with him killing his enemy, but the consequence is later revealed at the end of the short story. O’Flaherty writes, “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face” (4). In other words, the enemy that the Republican sniper shoots at the end of the passage was not only his enemy, but his brother. The action of killing his brother shows that the Republican sniper is to blame because he takes action, without much thought, and does not consider that he is shooting his own flesh and blood. The Free Stater sniper is utterly the same as the Republican sniper because he views his enemy the exact same way. He does not ruminate on whether his enemy lives a different life outside of the war. Another sentence that is prominent in showing the mindset of the snipers wanting to create bloodshed from each other is, “ He must kill that enemy…” (3). O’Flaherty writes this to showcase the Republican sniper’s thoughts and feelings through his elaborate plan to assassinate the opposing sniper. The Republican sniper merely deliberates on how he will eliminate his
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.
to him, he climbs for victory, he he is shot, it went through his left
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.
Johnson, Peter. "Like the Sniper, Story Seems Unstoppable." USATODAY.com. N.p., 23 Oct. 2002. Web. 29 May 2013. .
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.
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.
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
3.The theme of the Sniper is the tragedy of war and how it can tare apart country and families, as well as destroy humanity in the sense that they become heartless, war makes the nation ruthless and insensitive as a whole and people generally. The general attitude and actions of the character and how he has very little
The protagonist is faced with similar scenarios as was Kyle, such as the decision of shooting the man on the roof, or letting him go free. Many arguments may be made on what is morally right, but in the end, all that matters is survival itself, and doing what needs to be done. There are no rules in war, therefore all reasoning to what may be moral must be put aside. While this may be the case, human nature will eventually set in, and remorse can flood a soldier’s conscience. This was made apparent when the sniper broke down and cursed the war, providing for a turning point in the story.
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)