In Liam O'Flaherty's "The Sniper," the theme of the dehumanization of war is evident throughout the story. From the opening scene, in which the sniper is described as a "lonely figure" on a rooftop, to the final revelation that he has killed his own brother, the story is a powerful indictment of the impersonality and brutality of armed conflict. One of the key ways in which O'Flaherty conveys this theme is through the use of a third-person limited narrator. By focusing on the sniper's perspective, the reader is able to see the war from the point of view of an individual soldier, rather than as an abstract concept. This allows the reader to experience the fear, uncertainty, and moral ambiguity that the sniper faces on a daily basis.