LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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Question
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Who is the protagonist?
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the sniper (who doesn’t die)
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the sniper (the enemy sniper/brother who dies)
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the woman in the street
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The man in the turret
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The sniper is the story’s protagonist. O’Flaherty gives the reader limited knowledge of his thoughts and emotions and devotes most of the story to his actions. The sniper is on the Republican side of the Irish Civil War.
Detailed explanation-2: -The antagonist in “The Sniper” is an unnamed enemy sniper. He’s located across the street from the protagonist. While the protagonist is an Irish republican, the antagonist is an Irish nationalist.
Detailed explanation-3: -In ‘The Sniper’, the Republican sniper is the protagonist.
Detailed explanation-4: -What happened to the sniper (the protagonist)? He fell off the roof.
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