In "The Sniper," justify how the sniper turns into a sensitive human being from being a fanatic.

I actually think this is one of the more realistic aspects
of this excellent short story, as we see the true human psychological cost of war in the
face of the sniper. The story presents us with the student, whose "eyes had the cold
gleam of the fanatic." His experience of war and the effect that this has had on him is
self-evident, as we follow how he manages to outwit his unknown and anonymous enemy on
the opposite roof and kill him, descending from his perch victorious. However, I think
it is perfectly realistic that having assumed this cold and calculating character which
was necessary to ensure his survival, that when he is victorious, he is able to relax
and suddenly can comprehend the enormity of what he has done in the following
passage:

The
sniper looked at his enemy falling and he shuddered. The lust of battle died in him. He
became bitten by remorse. The sweat stood out in beads on his forehead. Weakened by hsi
wound and the long summer day of fasting and watching on teh roof, he revolted from the
sight of the shattered mass of his dead enemy. His teeth chattered, he began to gibber
to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing
everybody.

He is only now
able to show and demonstrate the human, sensitive side of his character after having to
rigidly maintain his cold, calculating character to ensure his survival. This story
shows that fighters do have a human, sensitive side, but they must keep it very strictly
under lock and key. Even then, it is able to break out.