Sniper Cranes Essay

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The names of the two stories are “Cranes” and “The Sniper”. The story “The Sniper” occurs in Dublin on a rooftop near the O’Connell Bridge in the middle of a war. The two groups that are fighting are republican and democrat. The main character sniper had to set up a plan when he got shot and ended up killing his opponent, which he later found out was his brother. The story “Cranes” occurs in a Northern village at the border of the thirty-eight parallel. In this story two child hood friends Tokchae and Songsam reconnect when Songsam is escorting Tokchae to prison. On their journey to the prison they reconnect and Songsam ends up letting Tokchae go free. “Cranes” by Hwang Sunwon and “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty resemble each other in several ways but are also very different. “You never know who your enemy is.” I found this statement to be a reoccurring theme in “The Sniper” while reading. I believe this is a perfect theme because the sniper had no idea who was on the other side and would not have known if he didn’t look at the dead body. The main character in this selection was not officially named but was referred to as the sniper. In the selection the sniper had both an internal and external conflict. The external conflict was that he was fighting in the middle of the war and the only way to survive was to kill all the opponents. His internal conflict was that he ended up killing his brother trying to survive. His motives during the war were to complete his mission while also trying to stay alive. One of the sniper’s conflicts are resolved when he kills his opponent and stays alive. However once one solution is solved the other one arises and is not resolved. “Friendships can overcome many obstacles.” This is the main theme I discovered while reading the story. I believe this is a perfect theme because before encountering Tokchae Songsam liked to follow all the

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