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"The woman whirled round and fell with a shriek into the gutter." This shows the distress of people involved in war. This is the enemy but they experience pain and distress.

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"Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother's face." This shows the horrors of war, especially civil war. Men and women lose their brothers and sisters.

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"Then he swore softly and crawled away to the left." This demonstrates the tense situation that the sniper swore. It also shows how snipers must be sly as they crawl around and hideout.

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"he began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody." This shows the anger that war creates in the soldiers. They fight for their country but are heavily effected by what they see ad experience.

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"his right arm was paining him like a thousand devils." This shows the distress that the sniper was in with an injured arm. He could not get help without killing the other sniper first.

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"There was no pain--just a deadened sensation..." This shows the pain and distress of injured snipers. They are used to pain and can handle pain better.

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"The sniper lay still for a long time nursing his wounded arm and planning escape." This quote demonstrates how injured soldiers are often left helpless to defend themselves and plan escapes. Readers may become stressed or anxious while reading because they do not know what will happen next and if he will escape safely.

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What is the Mood?
The mood can be described as anxious and distressed.

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"The sniper could hear the dull panting of the motor... It was an enemy car." This comment from the narrator made the scene more tense by introducing a new conflict where the sniper would have to make a quick decision about what to do. A bad call could result in the death of the sniper.

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What is the theme?
The theme is about how war, especially civil war, effects humans.

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"the eyes of a man who is used to looking at death." This shows that the sniper has adapted to death and the horrors of war because it is his job. He seems completely fearless as he has already seen the worst. They just kill the enemy without any morals of human life.

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What is the tone?
The tone can be described as sly and tense.

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The sniper comes up with a plan to trick the enemy into thinking he shot him so that he would come into range for the revolver he had left. He "let the rifle drop to the street" which made the enemy think he was dead and it was safe to come out. This was very sly on the sniper's part but was necessary to get out alive and get help for his arm.