Symbolism In American Sniper

The veteran had severe PTSD and this caused him to snap and shoot Kyle and kill him (Klein). Even with his horrific end to his life, Kyle was honored and celebrated for his heroism. The amount of mourners that attended Kyle’s funeral was so big that Kyle’s family held his funeral in the Dallas CowBoys’ stadium with Kyle resting on the 50-yard line (Klein). Though he is gone, his legacy is still supporting people to this day.

The legend of Chris Kyle, one of the most infamous snipers in American History. Born on April 8th, 1974, in Odessa, Texas, Chris was a happy child. Throughout his childhood Chris always wanted to be in the rodeo competitor. While he was in the rodeo he broke his wrist causing him to have a surgery to fix the damage that was done. Though this changed this idea later and wanted to become a United States Marine.

During Chris’s four tours in Iraq, he was able to total up 160 confirmed kills making him the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history. (UWIRE Text 16). The shots that Kyle took weren’t always the picture perfect ones you’ll see in movies. He took shots that reflected his bold ‘Big-Brother’ character that many others wouldn’t dare attempt due to difficulty. While on his last deployment in Iraq, Chris scanned amongst a suburban town he was assigned to over watch.

In the film American Sniper directed by Clint Eastwood and the novel Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, both works exhibit depiction of war through the protagonist. However, each work is portrayed differently as they each show a representation with opposite depiction of war. While one decides to promote war, the other diminish it. In Eastwood’s adaptation of American Sniper, his insight appears as a promotion for pro-war propaganda, in contrast, Slaughterhouse Five depicts ideas that portray the war in a poor light. American Sniper retells the story of Chris Kyle, a Navy Seal who was reported to have 160 confirmed kills.

Killing people was not easy for many American soldiers, taking a life is more than it seems. Confirming more and more kills Kyle became the deadliest sniper in American history. To his fellow soldiers he was a legend, a hero, and to his enemies, a

What complications and new characters have been introduced in Section 2? (5-10 complete sentences) “The Sniper” has gotten much more interesting; many more characters have been introduced and the plot has progressed. Tania has been recruited as a sniper by the general, and begins training with Lieutenant Zaitsev. Important supporting characters Tania trains and bonds with are: Tolya (a bushy eyebrowed boy with kind blue eyes) and Lena (a Jewish girl separated from her family).

Green starts with a plot summary of American Sniper and how Chris Kyle had no regrets or remorse about anything he did during war. Green describes the scene where Kyle had to make a choice to shoot a young boy and then his mother carrying a grenade launcher toward a group of American soldiers. To Green, that scene showed Kyle did have some remorse over his choices. The movie portrayed all Muslims in a negative light every Muslim in the movie was the enemy or a savage as Kyle called them. We are only seeing one side of the story, the side that only shows Muslims as being targets for Kyle’s rifle.

We always read or hear stories about the war and they are usually sad or really exciting. How would you like to live the rest of your life with the guilt of shooting a soldier on purpose, but even worse finding out its your brother? In The Sniper this soldier is doing his best to protect the city they were stationed in from getting blown into pieces, but in the mist of everything he thinks he is doing something right, but it turns out to be a tragic ending. I think that this short story is very symbolic, because in the end the soldier shot his brother not knowingly.

Kyle got into many fights, as a child and as an adult. In his book he says, "While I got into a lot of fights, I didn 't start most of them" (9). He explains how he would defend himself and his brother, but expanded to defending anyone. He claims it was his duty, which shows that Kyle had a true passion for helping people. Chris Kyle 's childhood had a big impact on who he was as an adult.

According to the film and book “American Sniper", Chris only felt bad about the lives he couldn 't save, not the ones he did. He had no problem killing the enemy but could not bear to see his fellow servicemen be killed. Many marines look up to him as a savior because he was their only protection when walking down hostile streets. Enemy soldiers would hide and ambush so Kyle would prevent them from ambushing.

This violence was brought about by assumption, when really they were brothers all along. The sniper realizes, and regrets his actions at the end. War and conflict is about protecting loved ones, and about defending your rights and liberties, but we must be careful not to let these conflicts blind our minds with assumption, or violence will destroy

In 1998 Steven Spielberg directed a film called 'Saving Private Ryan,' this film won many awards including best cinematography, film editing, director and many more. The film is about a group of eight soldiers are sent to find Private Ryan, the youngest of his brothers. They are sent to find him after the general received notification that his other three brothers had died. The director has used aesthetic features to position the audience to believe in a dominant ideology, which is people create strong bonds in during difficult times. The aesthetic features that were used include symbolism, camera angles and lighting.

In Liam O’Flaherty’s The Sniper, the main character, a sniper, is in the middle of a civil war in Dublin, Ireland. It is his assigned duty to assassinate anyone on the the other side of the war, no matter who they are. This creates a huge conflict, considering that the sniper ends up killing his brother. This supports the central theme that war is cruel, and this can be supported by the craft elements of the dialogue used and the setting of the story.

Chris was a new father and had yet to bond with his kids, after both of them were born he was deployed again, only being able to see them for a brief period of time. Therefore Chris made it his duty to work harder and make it home safe back to his family. In Chris’s book “American Sniper” (which later was made into a major motion picture,) Chris tells the story of how Taya asked him not to enlist again. Chris left the next day. When Kyle was gone he missed important times in his kid’s life.

The freedom and the safety of the homeland is the key figure in patriotism and in order to provide a concrete security, a nation should have a strong army. This is the main reason of why Americans feel attached to their army. As a movie, “Saving Private Ryan” touches upon the patriotic culture of the United States, Steven Spielberg as the director of the movie narrates a mission about saving an American mother’s last child. Private Ryan’s other brother are all died in the war, so it is important for the government to ensure Ryan’s return safely to his mother. In the movie