The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty and On the Sidewalk, Bleeding by Evan Hunter demonstrate how violence can result in many significant loses.
Both texts signify how violence teaches us nothing. For example, in The Sniper, the Sniper never knows who he shoots until the very ending of the story. In the end, he “... turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face.” From this case, we have learned nothing, other than the Sniper killing his brother. In On the Sidewalk, Bleeding, a rival gang called The Guardians, stabs Andy in an alley because Andy is an enemy to them and he has pride for his gang, The Royals. His girlfriend finally misses him in the end, but it was too late since the police had pronounced him dead at the scene. In the end, violence has taught us nothing and is partially responsible for the many significant losses in society today.
Both stories symbolize that violence can lead to scars and heartbreaks that we/you may never heal from. In The Sniper, for instance, the sniper loses his sibling because the Sniper’s family got separated. In On the Sidewalk, Bleeding, Andy’s girlfriend and family loose him because Andy chose to go outside to buy a pack of cigarettes. As a result, scars and heartbreaks are left in people’s hearts rather than footprints, memories and love.
As a Conclusion, The Sniper and On the Sidewalk, Bleeding represent that violence results in many significant losses in society. Also shows how violence can never be the answer.
