Essay On American Sniper

Every wondered how much a title or name can mean to someone? There is almost always a larger meaning behind the name of a company or the title of a book. Without truly studying and analyzing the title it may not seem that important. My book American Sniper has a very short title but when you truly look at the two words there is more to them than what may come to the mind at first. The word American, and sniper are both really important words that when put together have a very strong meaning especially to Chris Kyle. When you first hear the word American most people would just think of the 50 states or all the food and fat people. This may be the meaning to someone who doesn’t really look into the true meaning. To Chris American meant his life, his job, and his passion. He believed in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave and even gave his life for it. If you really think about it what was Chris doing out there on the battlefield. He was protecting his country America. “I’ve lived the literal meaning of the “land of the free” and “home of the
This word is also important but is more easily understood by most people. Being a sniper is very important you have a complete overlook of all your buddies and are in charge of making sure nothing is secretly closing in on them. Silent, and unseen are two words to describe a sniper. Chris was an extremely talented sniper and would tell people that its not how most people would expect it to be. There are a lot more rules and feelings that you have when you have your sights set on another human being. “MY REGRETS ARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE I COULDN’T SAVE—Marines, soldiers, my buddies. I still feel their loss. I still ache for my failure to protect them” (Kyle 339). Sniper along with silent and unseen can also be explained as protector and guardian. Chris loved his job because he new he was doing something good as sniper. Being a sniper meant a lot more to him than it did to