The Dentist

The Dentist is quite a sweet little chapter , but there not a whole lot depth to it. It does show O'Brien's writing style however, as well as that sort of universal experience of some sort of intense, irrational fear. There obvious irony in the reckless, brave soldier going through all of the horrors of war with ease while struggling with the fear of a mere dentist. This sort of easy humor is a nice relief from the heaviness of the book.