Roald Dahl 13/09/1916 – 23/11/ 1990 British novelist Born in Wales Norwegian parents Died of a blood disease Characters The pilot himself (round character) The nurse The wing commander Plot Exposition: flying the Spitfire Complication: being aware of losing consciousness Crisis: losing his leg‚ being in the hospital Catharsis: captured by the German Army Dénouement: will he surrender or play stupid ? Setting The story starts in a Spitfire‚ an English plane during WWII. (small
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of the short story‚ “The Sniper”‚ by Liam O’Flaherty is‚ war isn’t always the answer. This is the theme because he was attempting to snipe the enemy in the short story but then ended up killing someone he loved. In the story it says‚ “The sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face.” (O’Flaherty 3). The sniper was in a sniping battle and ended up killing his brother. That shows us that from war only bad comes out of it. Another thing is the sniper killed 3 people in the story
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The Sniper is a short story written by Liam O’Flaherty‚ a novelist and storyteller born in 1896. In his first years he fought in the First World War‚ he retired because of the hard situations he had to live. Before his war’s recuperation he began participating in the Ireland’s revolution and then the civil war. In 1933 he suffers a mental ill and doctors believe that it was product of his experience in the battle lands. Basing his work on his own life‚ O’Flaherty has written many short stories in
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line‚ but one day with one mistake there life is now over. “In The Sniper”‚ by Liam O’ Flaherty‚ the theme is War has the potential to destroy ones humanity. War destroys humans in many ways‚ like soldiers getting hurt for the rest of their lives‚ injured for a long period of time or even worse killed. In some cases you can kill family members without even knowing it. In the sniper at the end of the story it says “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face”. War
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Though the similarities and differences of characterization in Chekhov and Oates’s different versions of "The Lady with the Pet Dog" are evident‚ the purpose only becomes clear for the reader when the two versions are read and compared. The stories have different settings‚ but the characters in the story remain the same. There is Anna‚ Dmitry‚ and their families. Although their families are mentioned‚ each member remains without any description and therefore they begin to seem almost unimportant
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have a devastating effect on families and people. The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty tells the story of a sniper‚ who is unnamed‚ kills others and fights for his life during a war in Ireland. The story clearly shows how destructive a war can be to a human being as well as a country. It also uses narrative structure to highlight the theme. The narrative structure used in the story is like any other narrative structure. Its conflict is the unnamed sniper surviving to not get killed. When he lit a cigarette
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more than likely‚ the dog did indeed descend from the gray wolf. Although the oldest fossils of a domesticated dog are from a 14‚000-year-old dog grave‚ DNA evidence suggests dogs diverged from wolves much earlier than that (with estimates ranging from 15‚000 to more than 100‚000 years ago) [source: Wade]. Regardless‚ historians agree that humans domesticated dogs before any other animal -- making dog man’s oldest friend‚ if not his best. Scientists can only guess how dogs and humans first became
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Jakkals 13 A determined sniper must figure out the new target after his boss makes a mistake‚ ordering him to kill the wrong man in the hilarious comedy Jakkals 13. Jakkals 13’s seamless comedic turn from the ominous scene that befalls us after the sniper‚ (Adrian Collins) serious phone call received by his terrifying boss‚ then by his oblivious roommate. Because of the seriousness of the situation‚ I was almost too embarrassed to laugh at spiral of mishaps. Not because it wasn’t funny‚ but because
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According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs‚ PTSD may breakdown families and close relationships due to the fact they may no longer feel emotions(----). The sniper portrays situations where the I.R.A. sniper has to put emotions and morals to the side in order to complete the mission and survive. Liam O’Flaherty Wrote The sniper in 1932 (Cummings‚ 2007) and immediately the short story is timeless. Cummings wrote that O’Flaherty was born in 1898 on the west coast
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Argumentative Essay; Why Neuter-Spay is the way to go: Neutering and Spaying* your dogs are a must‚ yet pet owners generally overlook this easy and simple responsibility. Not only does it prevent overpopulation but it allows the pet owner to relax when it comes to health risks. Although obesity is a down side to neutering and spaying‚ there is a simple way to avoid it. This is why neutering and spaying your animals (dogs in specific)‚ are the way(s) to go. Without your animal being neutered or spayed
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