1. Literary Devices
1.1. 1.Foreshadowing
1.2. 2.Simile
1.3. 3.Hyperbole
1.4. 4.Irnoy
1.5. 5.Symbolism
1.6. 6. Imagery
1.7. 7.Metapor
2. Characters
2.1. The barber
2.1.1. Dedicate
2.1.1.1. "I was passing the best of my razors back and forth on a strop."
2.1.2. loyal
2.1.2.1. "Damn him for coming, because I'm a revolutionary and not a murderer." (Pg 3, 1)
2.1.3. Impartial
2.1.3.1. "No one deserves to have someone else make the sacrifice of coming a murderer." ( Pg 3, 2)
2.2. Captain Torres
2.2.1. Heinous
2.2.1.1. "because who else would have thought of hanging the naked rebels and then holding target practice on certain parts of their bodies?" (Pg 1, 29)
2.2.2. Calm
2.2.2.1. "Torres must be sweating as much as I. But he is not afraid. He is a calm man." (Pg 2 ,4 last)
2.2.2.2. "With his eyes closed, ... without any effort I could go straight to sleep"(Pg 1, 4 last)
2.2.3. Loyal
2.2.3.1. "We had to go pretty deep into the woods to find them. But we'll get even. Not one of them comes out of this alive, not one." (Pg 1, 12)
3. Setting
4. Plot
4.1. Initial situation
4.2. Conflict
4.3. Complication
4.4. Climax
4.5. Suspense
4.6. Denouement
4.7. Conclusion
5. Theme
6. The Sniper
6.1. Characters
6.1.1. Republican Sniper
6.1.1.1. Strong
6.1.1.1.1. Quickly he drew his knife...A paroxysm of pain swept through him. He placed the cotton wadding over the wound and wrapped the dressing over it. He tied the ends with his teeth.(Pg 2, 8 )
6.1.1.2. Calm
6.1.1.2.1. "Morning must not find him wounded on the roof... Then he thought of a plan."(Pg 2)
6.1.1.3. Cunning
6.1.1.3.1. "Taking off his cap, he placed it over the muzzle of his rifle. "(Pg 2, 25)
6.1.2. Free Stater Sniper
6.1.2.1. Carelessness
6.1.2.1.1. "The other sniper, seeing the cap and rifle fall, thought that he had killed his man. He was now standing before .... against the western sky."(Pg 2,30)
6.1.2.2. Loyal
6.1.2.2.1. Then the dying man on the roof crumpled up and fell forward. The body turned over and over in space and hit the ground with a dull thud. Then it lay still.(Pg 3, 7)
6.1.2.3. Skillful
6.1.2.3.1. "Suddenly from the opposite roof a shot rang out and the sniper dropped his rifle with a curse. "(Pg 2, 2)
6.1.3. Old women
6.1.3.1. A informer who betrays the position of the sniper to the turret gunner.
6.1.4. Turret Gunner
6.1.4.1. Man shot by the sniper.