The sniper quotes liam oflaherty autobiography
The sniper quotes liam oflaherty autobiography
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The sniper quotes liam oflaherty autobiography pdf
Written by Timothy Sexton
On a roof-top near O’Connel Bridge, a Republican sniper lay watching. Beside him lay his rifle and over his shoulders were 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.
They were deep and thoughtful, the eyes of a man who is used to look at death.
Narrator, “The Sniper”
This is the first description of the sniper in the story and the second paragraph.
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Situating the psychological state of mind of the man is of extreme importance because not much else is going to be know about him. He is not a “round” character by intent; his flatness makes him more a symbolic representative of a sniper.
Everything in the tale moves inexorably toward the ironic climax