THE SNIPER

1.•Descricing the setting•Describes the main character. 2. When the protagonist lights his cigarette and gets shot at by another sniper.3/4/5. when the protagonist and the other sniper are firing back and fourth.6. When he shoots the other sniper.7. When the protagonist has escapes, but begins to feel guilty

8. When the protagonist finds out the sniper was his brother

The theme for the short story “The Sniper” is winning isn’t always good. The theme in this story is not identified until the ending of the story. Throughout the

story it describes how the sniper is so determined to catch his enemy, but as soon as he does the sniper is overwhelmed with the feeling of anger and guilt.

The satisfaction of winning was not present to the man after his “success”

“The sniper looked at his enemy falling and he shuddered. The lust of battle died in him. He became bitten by remorse. The sweat stood out in beads on his

forehead.”

“His teeth chattered, he began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody.”

You also find the theme being presented at the very ending of the story when the man realizes he had killed his own brother. The sniper did not realize what

kind of cost “winning” would come with.

“He threw himself face downward beside the corpse. The machine gun stopped. The sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face.”

Themes

Facial features:He has a thin, unfriendly face, with a cold look of devotion within his eyes. Mostly his eyes resemble someone, “who is used to

looking at death.”(O’Flaherty, 1)

Person vs. Person“There was nothing to be seen – just the dim outline of the opposite housetop against the blue sky. His enemy was undercover.”

Person vs. Self“The lust of battle died in him. He became bitten by remorse.”

Person vs. Society“His teeth chattered, he began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody.”

Third Person Narration

“The sniper lay still..”

“… he peered up at the corner of the roof.”

“He felt reckless under the influence of the spirit.”

if the story was in First person…

•We would know the thoughts and feelings of the protagonist

Or

•We could know the thoughts and feelings of the antagonist (if the author chose to write the story from that perspective).

Literary devicesImagery… “Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim light of the moon that shone through fleecy clouds, casting a pale light as of approaching dawn over the streets and the dark waters of the Liffey.” (pg. 1 O’Flaherty)  This is an example of imagery because; this quote describes the setting of the story, which takes place in Dublin, Ireland.  It gives a clear mental image of how dark and depressing the mood of the story really is.   

Simile…“Machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night, spasmodically, like dogs barking on lone farms.” (pg.1 O’Flaherty)             This is an example of a simile, because it is comparing the loudness of the guns and rifles to dogs barking in the night. The purpose of this example in the story is to give the reader an idea of the protagonist’s experience during war. 

  “-a hard shot in the dim light, and his right arm was paining like a thousand devils.”  (pg.3 O’Flaherty)        This is another example of a simile because, in the story, the protagonist is wounded from a gunshot in his right forearm. The wound is being compared to a thousand devils because the pain is unbearable, as he tries to use his sniper on the enemy fifty-yards away. 

Personification …“It stopped on the opposite side of the street, fifty yards ahead. The sniper could hear the dull panting of the motor.” (pg. 2 O’Flaherty) This is an example of personification because an inanimate object is portrayed with human characteristics. In this quote the motor had a “dull panting” which is a human characteristic, therefore it is personification. “A machine gun tore up the ground around him with a hail of bullets, but he escaped.”(pg.4 O’Flaherty) This is an example of personification because the machine gun “tore up” the ground, which also is an inanimate object that also has human characteristics in this story. 

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhn5_gUcO5E 

• Two brothers who are separated into opposing sides during the civil war in Ireland.

• One of the brothers kills the other.

Who did what..Mikaela O’Neill; •slideshow•point of view•plot

Gabrielle Anderson-Duvall;•Conflicts•quiz

Meaghan Chappell;•Literary devices

Chardon Kozak;•Characters

Victoria Sabovitch; •Echo •Themes

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