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War can destroy a man both in body and mind for the rest of his life. In "The Sniper," Liam O'Flaherty suggests the horror of war not only by presenting its physical dangers, but also by showing its psychological effects. We are left to wonder which has the longer lasting effect—the visible physical scars or the ones on the inside?

In this story the author shows how location plays a big part in how physically dangerous a war is. Gunshots heard throughout the city are a sign of how close the fighting between the "Republicans and Free Staters…" is to innocent citizens (this is most often the case in civil war). The sniper's positioning "on a rooftop near O'Connell Bridge" is very dangerous, for he can see everyone who enters the town, but they cannot see him. "…Machine guns and rifles…" are the weapons of choice in this story; very dangerous, for they are very strong guns that are "true" war weapons. As evidenced above, location plays a big part in how dangerous a war......

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