'The Sniper' By James Hurst

The story, “The Scarlet Ibis”is a story about a young boy in the book who only goes by “Brother” and in the book he has a younger brother named William Armstrong but goes by doodle. The main theme in, “The Scarlet Ibis” is about pride shouldn’t become the main focus in life. Brother contributes to the main theme of pride through the whole story in various different ways. Brother first contributes to the main theme of the book from the start when his brother is born.

“It as in the clove of seasons, summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, that the Ibis lit in the bleeding tree.” “The Scarlet Ibis,” by James Hurst is a short story about two brothers who lived on a cotton farm during World War I. In the story, the narrator goes through emotional struggles. The theme of the story is too much pride can lead to positive and negative effects. This theme is developed through the use of foreshadowing, symbolism, and conflict.

“The Scarlet Ibis”: The Dangerous Brother “He was born when I was six and was, from the outset, a disappointment. He seemed all head, with a tiny body which was red and shriveled like an old man's. Everybody thought he was going to die”(Hurst 1). Brother always wanted the perfect little brother that could run, jump, play, swim, and swing from vines. However, when Doodle is born, he realizes this is not possible.

Within Liam O’Flaherty’s short story, “The Sniper”, there are two literary devices that greatly impact the meaning of the story. These two literary devices are irony and mood, and together they show the reader how difficult war can be and how it can pull friends and families apart. While reading the text, the reader can feel how tired, lethargic, yet exciting war can be. On page 1, paragraph 3, the sniper was “eating a sandwich hungrily” because he “had eaten nothing since morning”. In this paragraph, readers can feel how the thrill of war can overcome a person, taking over their actions, emotions, and feelings.

“The Scarlet Ibis” and Simon Birch have a common story line. Both stories are about a boy who had a physical disability and how society looked at them. “The Scarlet Ibis” is a story that takes place in The South; Simon Birch is a movie that takes place in Maine. The main characters of the short story are the Brother and Doodle. The main characters of the movie are Joe Wentworth and Simon Birch.

Sniper on the East and Front is an informational non fiction narrative written by Albrecht Wacker. The novel was first published in 2005 by PEN & SWORD. The book is one-178 pages long with a two-page epilogue following Sepp’s life for a short period after his service. The price to purchase the book can range from $13.00 to $24.00 in Canadian currency, depending on the edition you choose and where you want to purchase the book from.

In the story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the reader is introduced a central theme of the story which is, humanity doesn’t have boundaries. One way this theme is evident is through the story, is how the sniper feels no regret when he shot a woman who was just reporting, because she thought she had to. Another way the theme is evident is through irony, “the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s eyes.” He was expecting his opponent to just be another stranger but plot twist it was his brother, his enemy was his brother, how ironic, the reason this literary device is good for this theme is because we know that he shot the man, but didn’t know who it was, and there was a chance that it was someone he knew, but he killed him anyway, in the end he found out that he killed his own brother. Throughout the story the author refers to war and the main character is killing people and he thinks they're the enemy, because of what he believes is right.

“The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty is a historical fiction story following the events of the Irish Civil War. The main character is a sniper for the Republicans. In the story, he is forced to kill three people but afterward it says he is disgusted with himself. In this story Liam O’Flaherty supports the theme of violence will change people for the worse by using descriptive phrases and the character’s inner thoughts. The biggest problem in the story is how the sniper has to kill his enemies.

Liam O'Flaherty uses similes to enhance the story “The Sniper” by creating mental images and connecting the reader’s experiences to quotes in the story.   In the beginning of the story, a civil war between the Free Staters and the Republicans is taking place.   A Republican sniper is resting on a roof at night time, and looks over the streets of Dublin.

The Sniper” –by Liam O’Flaherty 1) The year is 1922; you are sitting on the top of a building with rifle in your hand. You haven’t eaten in days, and probably will not for another few. You look around nervously, knowing you could be killed at any moment. One wrong move, one plan not correctly thought out, and you are done for. This is exactly what the sniper is going through over the course of the narrative.