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"Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty
The short story "sniper" broken up into different ideas (plot, rising action, climax, characters, etc...)
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English
9th Grade
10/06/2010

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Term

Author

Definition

Liam O'Flaherty

Term

Author Facts

Definition

1. (1896-1984)


2. Many of his siblings died young


3. He fought on the republican side(IRA)

Term

Characters

Definition

Protagonist: The Republican sniper


Antagonist: The Free Stater sniper


Minor: Old woman with a tattered shaw, the turret gunner, the man operating the car


Term

Setting

(time)

Definition

 General: (1920-2010)


Specific: an evening in June


 

Term

Setting

(place)

Definition

General: Dublin, Ireland

 

Specific: Four Courts government building

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Point of View

Definition

Third person omni for the Republican sniper. 

Term

Theme

Definition

The injustice of loss of life with war;


The Hazards of a religious civil war still going on today

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Mood/Atmosphere

Definition

Suspenseful, Cautious, MDK, Remorseful

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Conflict

(internal)

Definition

1. How to kill the Free Stater sniper. 

2. To smoke or not to smoke. 

3. Whether he should cross the street or not. 

Term

Conflict

(external)

Definition

1.The Republican trying to kill the Free Stater sniper

2. The Republican sniper getting shot at by the machine gunner

3. The Free States vs. The IRA

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Plot

Definition

Chronilogical

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