no single work of literature in the world‚ where a full‚ completed characterization of a person would be‚ no matter if he/she is the main character‚ or does not play any role in the novel at all. The main idea is to develop an image of a character through actions of others‚ and as it gets more complicated‚ the greater novel becomes. In Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” the author uses the technique of indirect characterization to make the reader feel the atmosphere of the society of the nineteen-twenties
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The Sniper Questions 1. The names of the two sides involved in the conflict are the “Republicans” and the “Free Staters”. The protagonist (main character) is on the Republican side. 2. The story is set at night. The text states that “machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night.” (O’ Flaherty 1) I believe that this is the case because they are fighting a civil war and the darkness makes the plot more intense since he decides to take a risk of lighting a cigarette. 3. The snipers
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Window” uses direct characterization‚ indirect characterization‚ and motivation to describe Vera and Mr. Nuttel. To begin‚ one way authors describe characters is to use direct characterization. This describes what a character is like. Saki describes Vera as self-possessed‚ curious‚and talkative. According to Saki‚ Vera is “...a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen.” Describing Vera as self-possessed is describing what she is like‚ her personality‚ so it is direct characterization. In the
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The story “The Sniper” is written by Liam O’Flaherty and it takes place in the civil war in Dublin‚ Ireland in the 1920’s. The war is between the Republicans and the Free Staters. The other story “Cranes” is written by Hwang Sunwon and it takes place in the civil war in Korea in the early 1950’s . these stories are fairly similar based on the conflicts happen in countries where civil wars are taking place and the main characters have to make difficult decisions between being loyal to their Family
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Being the eldest child of three‚ Gertrudis was foreshadowed to be rebellious towards her family traditions. After many years of being oppressed by Mama Elena’s traditions‚ Gertrudis’ first lust for progress became evident when she had a reaction to her sister Tita’s quail in a “magic” rose petal sauce. This reaction causes her to have “such strong emotions in her that she runs off with a solider in the revolutionary army and thus away from her mother’s oppression”. (Napierkowski 193). Gertrudis never
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Characterization: There are generally two types of characterization‚ explicit (direct) and implicit (indirect) characterization. Explicit characterization: A character is portrayed by direct description of his outward appearance and by directly naming his human and mental qualities or abilities. Implicit characterization: A character is portrayed by what he does or by describing his environment. From what he does or from his surroundings one draws conclusions as to what kind of character
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“The Sniper”‚ is written by Liam O’Flaherty. Through a realistic fiction story it takes place in Dublin‚ Ireland on a rooftop near O’Connell Bridge. The sniper is a Republican sniper and is fighting against Free staters. For the Republican‚ there is a Free stater watching him and this man is the sniper’s brother. Using (suspense and foreshadowing)‚ O’Flaherty’s story teaches the theme that violence is never the answer and causes the person to look at death differently. Violence is an action that
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Analysis of “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flathery The Sniper is a short story written by Liam O’Flathery‚ an Irish author‚ who fought for the independence of Ireland. The short story was printed January 12‚ 1923 as O’Flathery first published work. The story takes place in Ireland’s capital city‚ Dublin. The year is probably around 1922‚ where the Irish Free State has just been established. The Anglo-Irish Treaty was agreed by London and it created an Irish Free State‚ but it was under the dominion
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“The Sniper” written by Liam O ‘ Flaherty As a socialistic society we live in we find ourselves in positions were conflicts arise between friends or family. “The Sniper” was written by Liam O ‘ Flaherty to express a subtle yet powerful opinion on such a conflict. With references this essay will analyse the short story bringing to light the structure used to contribute to the theme. The basic plot of the story is based during an evening within the Irish
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“The Sniper” By Liam O’flaherty published in 1923 is considered one of his best works. Liam O’Flaherty lived from 1896-1984 in Galway‚ Ireland. He joined the Ireland National Guard in 1917 under the name Bill Ganly. Liam found trench warfare to be monotonous and suffered serious injury and shell-shock during the Battle of Langemark. His first book The Informer (1925) was made into a movie in 1935 and nominated for best picture in the Academy Awards. O’flaherty’s best work is depicted as “His First
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