In the short story , the Sniper , by Liam O’ Flaherty shows us how war is bad , and that it can cause families, neighbors, and friends to be split up upon the divide of the conflict.

In the story , there is a rivalry between the republican sniper , who is the main character, and a free-state sniper. The two constantly fight between each other , exchanging shots at each other too. Eventually the republican sniper is in contact with a man who is in an armed vehicle , and a woman , who was an informant.The main character , the republican sniper , was hit in the arm by the enemy. They fire until the republican sniper shoots and kills the free state sniper, who turns out to be his brother. This is to the theme of that war is bad because it divides …show more content…
My quote to show this is ,”There was a small hole where the bullet had entered , but on the other side there was no hole.” This connects with my theme because it shows how he made sacrifice for his side in the war , to take out his enemy. This also shows how he was dedicated to trying to shoot and kill his enemy.

The third paragraph in the story shows how war is bad because it shows how he shot and killed the other sniper , who turned out to be his brother.”Then the sniper turned over the dead body and was looking at his brother's face.” This connects with the story because it shows how war split up their family , brother between brother. It also shows how war divides families, friends, and former neighbors as they fight between each other.

In conclusion , the short story , “The Sniper” written by Liam O’ Flaherty , is about how a republican sniper in the Irish Civil War tried to shoot the enemy sniper , who was a free state sniper. The theme of the story was backed up in the text by the sniper shooting and killing the man in the truck , and the old women, the sniper being shot in the arm, and the sniper finally killing the other sniper , who turned out to be his brother. The theme of the story was that war is bad and that divides families, friends , and