1)The Irony is that during his long heated battle with his foe, he had worked so hard to survive and kill his would be murderer. But when the final blow was struck, it was his brother’s life who he had claimed not the random sniper he had visualized…

2) Maybe they wrote this story to illustrate a moral point? Not to jump in to quickly, or not to assume the identity o those around you? Maybe it was even a biographical story put into fictional terms…

3) “He was eating a sandwich hungrily. He had eaten nothing since morning. He had been too excited to eat. He finished the sandwich, and, taking a flask of whiskey from his pocket, he took a short drought. Then he returned the flask to his pocket. He paused for a moment, considering whether he should risk a smoke. It was dangerous. The flash might be seen in the darkness, and there were enemies watching. He decided to take the risk.”

It was at about this point that I started to not care, so it stuck in my head the best…

4) I really thought it was a boring story, just the same moral rehash I’ve heard a thousand times since the day I was born. The only difference is that instead of a discus it’s a rifle doing the killing, so it had no significance for me….