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• The Irish Civil War and Society

  Korb has a master’s degree in English literature and creative writing and has written for a wide variety of educational publishers. In this essay, Korb considers how “The Sniper” demonstrates the division the Irish civil war has inflicted on society.

• The Position of Liam O’Flaherty

  In the following essay, Troy categorizes O’Flaherty’s works by theme and setting, calling “The Sniper” and other works “the most remarkable record” of Dublin’s revolutionary period of the early twentieth century.

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1. The Sniper: Introduction
2. The Sniper: Summary
3. The Sniper: Liam O’Flaherty Biography
4. The Sniper: Characters
5. The Sniper: Themes
6. The Sniper: Style
7. The Sniper: Historical Context
8. The Sniper: Critical Overview
9. The Sniper: Criticism
   1. The Irish Civil War and Society
   2. The Position of Liam O’Flaherty
10. The Sniper: Compare and Contrast
11. The Sniper: Topics for Further Study
12. The Sniper: What Do I Read Next?
13. The Sniper: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. The Sniper: Pictures
15. Copyright

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