Bravery In Liam O 'Flaherty's The Sniper'

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The time when I was brave is when I save my friend. My friend would always wonder off with his bike and I would have to find him and see if he is ok. Then when I found him and later a car came by from a distance. I ran into my friend and grabbed him with his bike and ran back to the sidewalk. By showing bravery, I helped save my friends life because he was very close to losing it. Bravery could be illustrated by the The Character Connor from ¨Unwind¨ and the IRA sniper from “The Sniper” because they both risk their life in a dangerous situation. In the short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, The IRA Sniper shows he is brave by going against the free states on a rooftop for the night. “considering whether he should risk a smock. It was dangerous. The flash might be seen in the darkness, and there were enemies watching. He decided to take the risk” (O’Flaherty 1). When the IRA Sniper took the risk when the flash gave away his position it was a bad idea for him because the flash from the fire made the opposing sniper shoot him and gave away his position. Another example of how the IRA sniper shows bravery is when he had to cover his injury. “The Sniper lay still for a long time nursing …show more content…

The IRA Sniper shows this trait the most according to the story “the sniper dropped his left hand over the roof and let it hang over the roof and let it hang, lifelessly. After a few moments he let the rifle drop to the streets. Then he sank to the roof, dragging his hand with him” (O'Flaherty 3). The Sniper shows the trait more over the other character when he has to have a plan to escape and when the other sniper is coming to see who he have killed the IRA Sniper have to do something, he have to do something. The Sniper and Connor bravery of risk show they can help other out. The can accomplish what the face by not being in the back and just watch them and not doing anything to

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