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"The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty

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The setting:Dublin, Ireland in 1920s
Author:Liam O'Flaherty
fanaticoverzealous for a cause
remorse:to feel deep regret
ruse:clever plan
twilightthe time before night
the central irony:he killed his brother
snipera hidden gunman
The country who owner Ireland:Britain
the universal theme:the horror of war
the protagonist undergoes change:round character
the rotagonist's change:when he questions the war
thet Republicans wanted:to be free of Great Britain
sniper's external conflict:kill his enemy
sniper's internal conflict:is his cause the right one
the story's theme:the horror of civil war
the close of the story:surprise ending
fratricide:brother killing brother
fratricide in the bible:Cain kills Abel
the connotation of sniper:a negative connotation
Irish names often begin with:O'


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