LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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London, England during WWII
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Paris, France during WWI
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Dublin, Ireland during a civil war
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -This story is set in Dublin, Ireland, in the 1920s, during a time of bitter civil war. On one side were the Irish Republicans (IRA); they wanted all of Ireland to become a republic, totally free from British rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is happening in Dublin at the time of the story, and on which side is the Sniper? A civil war in Dublin and against Irish Free staters and Irish republican.
Detailed explanation-3: -Liam O’Flaherty’s realistic fiction story, “The Sniper” takes place in Dublin, Ireland. The main character is a sniper fighting a civil war. He is on the Republican side who is fighting against the Free Staters.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the short story The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty, a main theme is that war is cruel. This is supported by many details within the story. War makes people do things that they normally wouldn’t do, mostly because it is their duty to protect what they believe in or their country.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: In ‘The Sniper, ’ the conflict faced by the protagonist is an external conflict of man versus man. Because of his own risk-taking in lighting a cigarette, the sniper compromises his position and finds himself under fire from the enemy sniper.