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On a rooftop near O'Connell Bridge, a Republican sniper lay watching. Beside him lay his rifle and over his shoulders was slung a pair of field glasses. His face was the face of a student, thin and ascetic, but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic.
The enemy sniper, tricked into thinking the Republican sniper has been killed, now stands up on the roof clearly silhouetted against the sky. Here the sniper proves himself to be an ingenious soldier, one who masters physical pain and outsmart his enemy.
A Republican sniper in the Irish Civil War faces his enemy across a street and kills him, but later discovers that he has killed his own brother. The story explores the personal and national costs of civil war and the effects of violence on the human psyche.
The Sniper is a 1923 story about a Republican sniper in the Irish Civil War who kills his own brother by mistake. It is a classic example of irony and a popular school text in many English-speaking countries.
A Republic sniper kills an enemy sniper and an armored car driver in Dublin during the Irish Civil War. He then discovers that his brother was the enemy sniper and feels remorse for his actions.
Learn how Liam O’Flaherty uses graphic details, characterization, symbolism, and third-person narration to explore war’s effects on men in “The Sniper.” Discover the story’s setting, theme, and literary devices.
The Sniper is a realist story about a Republican sniper in the Irish Civil War who kills his brother, an enemy sniper, by mistake. LitCharts provides a concise summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and quiz for this classic short story.
