Through the usage of graphical features used by Xan Brooks, it reinforces the idea of the portrayal of killing shown in the American sniper is morally unacceptable and is not accurate. At the top of the film review is a photograph of ‘Chris Kyle’ portrayed by Bradley Cooper. In the image, Chris is sitting in a military aircraft, facing a rectangle object covered with the United States flag symbolising independence and liberty. The object is presumably a coffin holding a comrade lost in the brutality of war. The position of the coffins show the reader how with war, death is never far behind - this is shown by how the two coffins look as though they are following each other.
Though the Sniper had to make sure that his image of being a "strong" and "heartless" soldier doesn't slip, by killing these people, he isn't considered weak or cowardly. Nonetheless, this backfired on the sniper because all of the chaos led to the enemy taking a shot at the sniper's arm, Lastly, the Sniper has had enough of this war and must kill the enemy. To do this, he uses violence, which he learns isn't the best idea. The Sniper tricks the enemy into thinking he's dead, it would be quite convincing since the enemy already shot the sniper. After this, the sniper takes steady aim and shoots the gun: "The Sniper looked at his enemy and he shuddered.
Setting is important to any story, and having a setting that creates a story helps give the reader a better feeling about what they are reading. Writers use setting all the time in a story to make a great story an amazing story. In Barry Callaghan’s “Our Thirteenth Summer” Barry uses setting to give the reader the reaction he intended to. In an introduction before the story titled “About the Story” the author states that “it's during the Second World War” (Callaghan 123). In addition Bobby also declares that they are not Jewish by saying “We're not Jewish” (124) after the narrator asks and argues that they are.
“Taking off his cap, he placed it over the muzzle of his rifle. Then he pushed the rifle slowly upward over the parapet, until the cap was visible from the opposite side of the street” (O’Flaherty 3). This just proves how the republican is trying to trick the other sniper across the wat. The sniper wants the other person to think that they had killed the sniper. That why when the other person thought that they had killed the sniper that is why the other person stood up and started walking off the roof.
If the other sniper had not have been killed he would still be shooting at the sniper, and he would be killing other people or he would be shooting at them. The
This shows the sniper went through his brain and fast forwarded to the future to see what the outcome could have been and then made the choice. He could have been quick to fire, but he thought through it and of the consequences. Another example is “ the sniper lay still for a long time nursing his wounded arm and planning escape” ( Flaherty 5) So meaning he was smart enough to be multi-tasking. He was smart enough to have the resources and the experience to treat his wound.
When the enemy shot he thought he had killed the Sniper; therefore, he was not paying attention when
Chris Kyle an American Hero I think that Chris Kyle is a hero because he was strong, noble and brave. Kyle showed his strength in many occasions. The training he endured to become a SEAL was far from easy, even if he had previously lead a very outdoors woodsman life.(Aldrich, Ian) In fact, Kyle became so good at what he did, that he was considered the best of the best.
The Sniper In war, you many never know who could be on the other side, previous comrades or even family. When in war, sides must be chosen on which side to fight on, although it may even go against who you are close too. In many lifetimes, especially this one war is a common enemy, it may not be on home land, but soldiers fight over seas. In The Sniper, the war had changed this man on the roof; he had become unaffected by death with deep thoughtful eyes being his proof.
By the end the battle is over and it leaves and dread and regret in the sniper. Eventually after going through machine gun fire the sniper plays face-to-face with the man he shot and sees his brother. "The sniper turned over the dead body and sees his brothers face." This means that the sniper realizes what he had done and wishes he hadn't. This is an example that in the war people do things that they wish they had not.
At the end of the story, the sniper is curious about who he shot. The story says, “He decided to risk going over to have a look at him.” … “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother's face” (228) this quote adds an upsetting end to the story when the sniper realizes he shot his own brother. This is a very important part of the story because it shows that the sniper gets mentally hurt even more. It connects with the theme statement because it shows how he sacrificed his own brother to win
A similarity in “The Sniper” is when the sniper realized he had took a risky shot
In The Sniper when the sniper is looking for the enemy and spots him he is trying
This shows how the sniper’s actions without thought affect him for the worse. O’Flaherty establishes the theme of “The Sniper” by using description and irony. After the sniper turns over the dead body, he realizes what he has done. He was not thinking when he shot the enemy.
After staging his own death, the enemy sniper moves out into the open, a clear and easy shot. “Then, when the smoke cleared, [the sniper] peered across and uttered a cry of joy.” “The sniper looked at his enemy falling.” “Then the sniper turned over the death body, and looked into the face of his brother. I regret his actions.
