The Sniper Short Story

“The Interlopers” and “The Sniper” are two thrilling stories that captivate your attention by adding the right amount of wits and feelings, to the right amount of action and adventure. In these stories, two men, both unaware of the other’s true personality and character, yearn the destruction of the other. “The Interlopers” and “The Sniper” are two stories that have both similarities and differences in the conflicts of the plot, moral values in the theme, and irony of the unexpected twists of the two stories.

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In the short story, “The Sniper,” author Adam O’ Flaherty includes the element of surprise to reveal that war causes not only physical risk, but also psychological sufferings. This is true because of many reasons according to the story. Flaherty uses surprise and the element of suspense to show how war affects those involved. In the story, there is a Civil War taking place in Ireland. The war is between the Republicans and the Free Starters.

Have you ever thought that three completely different stories might have something in common? It might seem unlikely, but now you can change what you previously thought! The short stories Contents of a Dead Man’s Pockets by Jack Finney, The Leap by Louise Erdrich, and The Trip by Laila Lalami, all have their similarities and differences on several aspects. This can be demonstrated through the topics of setting, conflict, characters, and theme. These topics help make up the plot of each story. No story is the same, but they can have similar messages or themes meant for the audience. Some can argue that these three short stories are completely different, but other individuals differ. These main elements from each story can be both, depending on one’s point of view.

In “Ambush” and “The Sniper”, the setting is in a hostile war zone where they’re under attack by their opposition. Both protagonists are pressed to make quick decisions because they’re under pressure and they don’t have enough time to thoroughly think about their actions. “He carried his weapon in one hand, muzzle down, moving without any hurry up the center of the trail,” (“Ambush”) said by the narrator/protagonist, this explains that their opposition was armed and ready for battle, if he didn’t act upon the man quickly it wouldn’t have gone well and the protagonist would have been blamed for the following actions. “Cautiously he raised himself and peered over the parapet. There was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head,” (“The Sniper”) the narrator stated this to show what a crucial situation the protagonist is in at the moment.

In the story of Anthony Swofford we not only see the story if a U.S. Marine but moments throughout his life before becoming a Marine Scout Sniper. Understanding how Anthony became a Marine, dealing with an unsupportive father, a depressed mother and his sister in a mental hospital and on top of it all coming from a low income family. Anthoney was able to endure some very difficult adversity in his life prior to becoming a Marine Scout Sniper. Quickly you realize that Anthoney is intelligent, his ability to learn a new language on his own was very impressive and sets him apart from his fellow Jarhead brothers in the platoon. With his skill sets, Anthony Swofford was awarded an opportunity to honor his country and family in being a Marine

American Sniper by Chris Kyle Do most people worry about getting killed by other countries in the U.S.? Probably not, they trust their troops of active men and women serving for their country. However, in Chris Kyle’s novel American sniper, staying alive is a requirement of the U.S. Navy SEAL. Through characters, conflicts, and theme, Chris Kyle pulls the reader into the story all the way till the last word. After reading this book, people will never look at a american Navy SEAL sniper the same ever again.

Have you ever wondered about the differences between the two short stories, “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez and “The Sniper” By Liam O’Flaherty? “Lather and Nothing Else” describes the story of a revolutionary Barber that unluckily comes in contact with his rival and is forced to shave him. He has to decide what he shall do. In “The Sniper”, a sniper faces his rival enemy in a war. He has to have the guts and intelligence to make his decisions and discovers his rival wasn’t his enemy at all. This essay will focus on the similarities, the differences and argue whether they are more alike, or divergent in the plot.

“The American Sniper” by Chris Kyle is an account of the deadliest American sniper ever, called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers. From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle's kills (the previous American record was 109). Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Kyle presents the gripping and unforgettable accounts of

Chris served his first deployment as a SEAL and any of the following as the SEAL sniper in his platoon. During all the time spent in the Middle East Chris had had many close encounters with the Grim Reaper himself. One of those times involved waves upon waves of Iraqis and hours of firefighting. As more and more Iraqis were shot more appeared closer than they were before. The situation began to scare Chris and all his fellow comrades “Little by little, they started getting closer and closer. Until it became obvious that they were going to overrun us. We were done. We were going to die.” (Kyle 102). However, the Grim Reaper stopped glooming over the men as the cavalry of Marines arrived.

In most stories, setting is important because it creates conflict. Setting is critical in the story “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty. It takes place in a setting where there is civil war and the sniper executes his brother. It creates conflict considering it takes place in a war. An example of this in the story is when the narrator explains the setting, “Here and through the city, machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night…”

Consequence in Desperation When people act out of desperation, they usually get a solution, but most of the time there is always a consequence. For example, in the short story, “The Sniper,” written by Liam O’ Flaherty, explains one form of the consequences. The story takes place the 1960s in Dublin, Ireland and a sniper is posted on a roof. He lays restless, waiting for an enemy.

“The Sniper” gave the most suspense. When the main character gets shot that is the most suspenseful part. When the Republican sniper was shot and he was not sure if he was going to make it, created more suspense for the sniper and the reader. Also when the street was still beneath him, at one part in the story, it felt like someone was going to come up behind him and end up shooting him and killing him. When the main character ended up dropping his rifle onto the street below him to making it look like he was dead was very nerve racking because the reader did not know that he had a revolver on him. That part the reader also might of had to go back multiple times and read it to make sure they picked up all the important information about that

“Time to go my brother,” said Shinkai as we were on the roof top. We’re doing a mission The B.O.S.S (that's us) are trying to stop the Chinese and German air lines because they are boarding American people and have bombs on the planes so now we’ve got to stop them. “Get your snipers and ziplines setup and ready just in case if they see us,” I shouted. It was going to be tough but our plan was foolproof so we were clear on that one.(and B.O.S.S means Brutal Official Se Society)”Sir they spotted us”said Carl.(the new member of the group his name's Carl he's pretty nice) “Let's move out men stick to the plan we can't lose anybody,” Ethan shouted. “Danny fire when ready,” Rayson told me.(we call him Ray instead of Rayson) “Get to the chopper Terminator classic” I shouted. “Danny we could use some missiles right now,” Matt said while hitting me in the head. “Yeah,yeah I’m on it,” I said sarcastically.

Lastly, the war changed the sniper by misplacing him. The sniper is described as a young person. “His face was the face of a student, thin and aesthetic, but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic.” The use of strong adjectives such as “thin and aesthetic” and “the cold gleam of a fanatic” show how the sniper is misplaced in this environment. Further into the text, youthful guilt became apparent. “The sniper looked at his enemy falling and he shuddered. The lust of battle died in him. He became bitten with remorse.” This use of metaphor shows the reader how quickly his emotions change, showing his guilt and regret for what he has done. Lastly, the snipers curiosity was influenced, as he felt he needed to find out the identity of his victim. He felt this because of how the misplacement had