Cultural analysis

 "His jaw was in his throat, his upper lip and teeth were gone, his one eye was shut, his other eye was a star-shaped hole, his eyebrows were thin and arched like a woman's, his nose was undamaged, there was a slight tear at the lobe of one ear, his clean black hair was swept upward into a cowlick at the rear of the skull, his forehead was lightly freckled.." (118) 

This quote was important because it shows how much imagery was sketched into his head. He couldn't escape what his very own eyes had seen and what had traumatized him pretty much for the rest of his life. O'brien was extremely detailed in his explanation which was good because it gets readers more interested in reading the rest of the book. It caught my attention pretty quickly.