The Sniper Literary Analysis

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In The Sniper by Liam O’Flahetry not even family can be trusted. War will ruin lives and relationships with loved ones. War is full of dilemma , which could be solved in a orderly fashion rather than a crazy disaster where young people die. The external the internal and the setting shows how war will ruin lives. In the story “The Sniper” the theme is regret, pain, war will ruin families and instinct will lead to regret. The external conflict in the story is that he shot his brother.” Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother's face .(O’flaherty 265)” This is important to the story because, shooting his brother will ruin his relationship with his family. When shot the other sniper he feels regret.” He became bitten

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