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In Liam OFlahertys The Sniper, all of these are brought to an acute populace in a single war-torn urban center. Strong cerebral convictions and opposing philosophies, due to which people want to destroy.The SniperHow does the author depict the turmoil and plight in a war-torn cityin The Sniper?Anger, pain, death and remorse- all unpleasant, but all are subjectd andhandled in every war. In Liam OFlahertys The Sniper, all of theseare brought to an acute reality in a single war-torn city. Strongcerebral convictions and opposing philosophies, due to which peoplewant to destroy the seemingly wrong plague this instauration and are themain reason for plight. To aid in his creation of such emotionalconflict, turmoil and plight, the author has portrayed the sniper as avery debatable character. This story is oriented around onecharacter in the Civil War which he should not even be in as he ismentioned to be a student in the story.The story whose main theme is force out, attempts to chron icle theshort span of fanaticism that inspires youth that leads to turmoil inthe graduation exercise place. In this chaotic situation however, fanaticism is whatone may need in order to survive and this is exactly what the sniperis facing. This is shown when the sniper is said to be the studentwith the face of an ascetic. He has one task to perform- to kill thesoldiers of the Free States. However, the most important line thatcatches the attention of the reader is the eyes of a man who is useto looking at death. This is very ironic as he was earlier comparedto a student who is like a symbol for innocence where now he is spokenof as a murderer. He is engrossed in fulfilling his duty and is now astudent of violence.... ...s the life of a soldier.The gory sights in the city of Dublin, torn apart and paralysed withwar and fear is depicted by people bleeding in the gutters till theydie and rapid gunfire everywhere followed by a deafening silence.Killing is done in cold blood and even th en, the sniper maintains calmuntil he kills his opponent sniper on the opposite rooftop. Thiscalmness in goriness clearly justifies the turmoil and the plight thatthe author shows in this short story. The author uses the course andcharacters of the story to chart the course of the characters in everyscene of violence everywhere.The emphasis given to the bloodshed, the war, the loss of life is morethan what is given to the feelings, the people and the life and inthis way Liam OFlaherty has depicted turmoil and plight in thewar-torn city in this short story titled The Sniper.