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    Authors create characters in literature using direct and indirect characterization. These characters help bring the novel to life through their words and actions. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the character of Atticus Finch demonstrates the themes displayed in the novel through his courageous determination and unprejudiced kindness. Atticus Finch shows courageous determination by being willing enough to fight for Tom Robinson‚ even though his chances of winning are slim‚ demonstrating

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    The Sniper Short Story

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    characters give way to darker characters and more realistic situations. However‚ what do they all have in common? They live in short stories Two stories that are interesting are "The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty and " A Sound of Thunder" Ray Bradbury. Both center around grow men have guns to kill something. The Sniper in "The Sniper" has part of the army trying to take out enemies. Eckels is trying to hunt a T.rex back in the past to win $10‚000. While there are some obvious similarities‚ both authors approach

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    like September 11th or the Paris bombing‚ serious accidents‚ physical or sexual assaults‚ or military experiences. In the movie American Sniper‚ Chris Kyles military career began with the September 11th terrorist attacks as well as the making of his PTSD. The first appearance of regret and discomfort comes from the first time he stared down the scope of a sniper rifle that help the sight of a boy around 11-12

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    Destruction is a theme which taunts the world. History reveals this theme in broad effects as there has been numerous occasions in which human beings have been a product of their own destruction. The worst of these are the ones fought within a country‚ within a home‚ a tribe or a people‚ those are the most unforgettable ones‚ in which even in this current era‚ threatens to be unstoppable and unpreventable. The scars and terrors that torment the world are the ones in which authors in history and writers

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    whatever is necessary and tell the truth from the start. One way people should productively deal with their conflicts with doing whatever is necessary. The sniper in the short story “The Sniper” conflict is that he is a sniper in a civil war and he is shooting against and he is shooting against a republican sniper. To defeat the republican sniper‚ he had to outsmart him. He took off his cap and placed it on top

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    Liam O’Flaherty’s splendid short story‚ “The Sniper”‚ demonstrated superb suspense throughout the entire story. Several different lively‚ tension-filled moments riddled this story. First off‚ in the beginning‚ the sniper is laying in his covert hideout with his rifle. He decides to light his cigarette because he fancies a smoke. The light gives his position away and the soldier is shot at from an enemy sniper. In this moment Liam‚ the author‚ creates a nervous tension in the audience because the

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    conflicts the 3 stories have incoming is making sacrifice. In the story “Sniper” the Sniper is having a battle with another sniper across the road. Then the “Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford is being hunted by a General‚ Zaroff without a weapon. Then the story “Liberty” the child is having trouble with the Tyrant in the country not letting her and her family go to the U.S. Every main character found a solution but made sacrifices. “Sniper” he had to kill the enemy who was his brother. “The Most Dangerous

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    Holden Caulfield Characterization Chart Remember to use specific examples and cite page numbers! |Observations Holden Makes About Himself |Observations Others Make About Holden |Observations You Make About Holden | | Page 16 |Page 21 |Page 115 |

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    I was standing on the roof of a building watching and being a look for the democrat party in Dublin‚ Ireland. I was on look out as sniper so I could protect our land from the Republican Party and the snipers that they may send out to eliminate us so they could be free from our party. One night when I was on watch I was thinking to myself if this would be the last time I would live to see another day. I was thinking really hard to myself while walking across the roof tops when my eye caught a slight

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    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

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