The Sniper, Liam O'Flaherty

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Short story 2 - The Sniper

• Discuss answers in groups of 5
  
• Appoint a chairman in your group
  
• Come up with one final answer to each question
  
• Submit that to LessonUp and compare

Irish Free State

• In 1921 the Irish Free State was declared.
• Irish Republicans were not satisfied

=> Northern Ireland was still part of the UK while

     they wanted the whole of Ireland to be independent.

• Civil war within Ireland in 1922/1923 between the Free Staters and the Republicans.

1. Describe the setting

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2. In what ways does the sniper act without caution? And what is result?

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3. Explain the structure of the story

Short story outline                                                       

4. Give a characterisation of the sniper

5. Give a comparison of the sniper at the beginning and at the end of the story

6. How does the sniper try to trick his enemy?

7. What are the literal and symbolic meanings of the word 'brother'?

8. What is the message / main theme?

                          The Sniper