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kingofthecourt
kingofthecourt
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High School - 10th Grade

In "The Sniper", what are the main characteristics of the (IRA) sniper?

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Posted by kingofthecourt on Friday June 5, 2009 at 11:22 PM and tagged with characteristics, ira sniper.

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  1. scarletpimpernel Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    He is calm and patient.  The author makes this obvious by the sniper's ability to wait on his opponent and to remain almost motionless for a long period of time.

    For most of the short story, the sniper appears to be detached and emotionless, but the ending causes the reader to question how such a collect character would proceed after discovering that he had killed his own brother.

    The sniper is also a little bit of an Alpha male in that he seems to have extreme confidence in himself and "knows" that he will have victory over his opponent.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/sniper

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    Posted by scarletpimpernel on Tuesday June 23, 2009 at 5:08 PM