sniper
... In Liam OFlahertys "The Sniper," all of these things are brought to an acute reality. To aid in his creation of such emotional conflict, OFlaherty portrayed the sniper as a very controversial character. ... " And so the sniper is described in a physical sense. ... Also, it is stated that the sniper had "the eyes of a man who is used to looking at death. ... These three descriptions show that the sniper was older than his years in appearance, as well as emotionally. ... In the story, the sniper considers lighting a cigarette. ... After the remorse of the crime committed, the sniper proceeds to investigate his enemys identity.