And She Danced- Style

One problem I believe soldiers have is that after a while they forget what they're actually doing. If this girl hadn't of danced in the ruins of her house I doubt this little village would of been remembered at all. What I found interesting is that some of the troops were making fun of her, despite the fact that they wore stockings around their neck or they humped other random things to allieve the pain war causes. This girl could of screamed and attacked the soldiers for their actions, but similar to the monks in the Church chapter she just pushes that feeling aside and tries to find joy in the bleakest of moments. I must congratulate this flat character on making the troops take a step back and realize that they are affecting people, and that they aren't the only ones carrying things.

Dental Care- The Dentist

I've been to the dentist a thousand times so I know the drill, I smooth back my hair sit back in the chair. But somehow I still get the chills- Owl City "Dental Care"

The dentist with bad breath (irony?) waltzes in and brings Lemon to his knees (apparently Lemon is alive now, I hate how O'Brien jumps around his story like a jumping bean). I personally hate the dentist so I have sympathy for Lemon. However I don't understand why he's "all smiles" at the end of the chapter. He had to invent a type of pain to get over his mental anguish towards the dentist. Lemon may be only a flat character in this story (at least thus far) but he brings a a new tone to this story. How these soldiers would rather take their physical pain over mental pain. While physical pain can be come with a yanked tooth, the embarrassment of fainting in front of your troop leaves a emotional scar for long periods of time to come.