The Sniper Literary Analysis

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War curses all humanity which leaves us with diseases or even worse. First, war causes family to kill each other. In the novel “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty It shows that war can cause family to fight against each other. “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brothers face.” (O’Flaherty 10) War can be a very painful and dangerous thing. Ar cause family to kill each other which should never happen to any family. The novel “The Sniper” shows us how war can cause family to kill each other. Imagine the pain the boy felt when he found out he killed his brother, unimaginable pain must’ve ran threw his body. For instance, War can make a family lie to each other. From the novel “Ambush” by Tim O’Brien, It shows that war can cause …show more content…

“ You keep writing these war stories, she said so i guess you must’ve killed somebody. It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, of course not.” (O’Brien 1) No parent should have to lie to their children because that is being unloyal to your children and to your family.
Nobody should ever have to lie to their family unless it to protect them. Only then will lying be necessary. Protecting your family is first priority. Finally, war causes people to hate each other. Cyclops prays that Odysseus never makes it home. “ O’ hear me,lord, blue girdler of the islands, if i am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that Odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home: Laertes’ son, I mean, who kept his hall on Ithica.
Should destiny that he shall see bis rood again among his family in his fatherland, far be that day, and dark the years between. Let him lose all companions, and return under strange sail to bitter days at home.” (Homer 908 book 9) There should be no hate in this world no matter what happened, there should always be peace between everyone. The cyclops prayed the Odysseus would never see his roof again because there was