ENGL 1121 Lecture Notes - Desert Pavement, Irish Civil War, Binoculars
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The story is happening during the irish civil war; republicans and free staters were waging civil war. the sniper, who the audience is following, is a republican. He had eaten nothing since morning, shows that the sniper is patient and he has been waiting for his shot for a long time. He paused for a moment, considering whether he should take a smoke. The flash might be in seen in the darkness, and there were enemies watching. He is very brave and a risk taker who doesn"t have fear. The head fell heavily on the turret wall. he is a good shot, yet he is very young only a college aged student. His face was the face of a student, thin and ascetic, but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fantastic. but to protect his country he decided to take the risk and become a sniper.
