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Literary Analysis Of The Sniper

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Literary Analysis Final of “The Sniper” Why do we fight wars in a place we live? “The Sniper” Is a short story of him fighting in his hometown. He is on a roof in his street, it is dark out he is fighting another sniper and when he kills him he finds out his own brother. “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty shows us you shouldn't fight in a war of that is in your hometown you can kill relatives or other people, fearing person hurt you in many ways this is one. The theme is first introduced when you shouldn't fight in a town that you have been or live in. first, when the setting is introduced us to him being on a roof with his old town. for instance,” line on a rooftop near

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