The Sniper Character Analysis

When the sniper faces danger, he overcomes it by being creative and thinking of a plan. He eventually kills his opponent. Likewise, when Rainsford is in danger he overcomes it, and he eventually kills his opponent. Doodle faces the challenge of walking. He perseveres, and eventually is able to walk. The Sniper is a short story where a sniper kills another person, only to find out that it is his brother. The Most Dangerous Game is a story where one man hunts the other man, but it turns around and the hunter becomes the hunter. The Scarlet Ibis is about a boy who was born with a disability, yet he overcomes it and learns to walk. Unfortunately, he is left alone and dies. All three main characters have challenges that they face, whether it be facing death or not. All three of them bring out their true character, and they overcome the challenge. Dealing with challenges reveals a person's true character because it brings out a drive and perseverance in the person to overcome the challenge.
Being thrown into an unusual and different situation can bring out a person's true character. For example, the sniper's true character is brought out in the turbulence. "It was dangerous" but the sniper survives,
Sometimes a person's true character is brought out when they are in a life or death situation. A person's drive to survive shows their true colors. The sniper shows skill when he "thought of a plan" (O'Flaherty 12). This shows that he is an intelligent human who is a good problem solver. His drive causes him to think on his feet; resulting in his survival. Another person whose true character is one of a problem solver is Rainsford in The Most Dangerous Game. "He had got a grip on himself" and eventually outwits Zaroff and survives (Connell 32). His drive causes him to buckle down, get a grip on himself, and survive. Both the sniper and Rainsford survive because their drive brought out their true