" This next part you won't believe...You won't. And you know why? Because it happened. Because every word is absolutely dead on true." -pg. 70
O'Brien makes a point in this book that it doesn't matter if a war story is true because it could have happened and it's essence is real. This repetition serves to say that he feels this might be the most important element. He says it himself in the text, and he also displays it through his characters' conversations. Sometimes the strangest thing is what really happens, and reality seems impossible. This is how we know that O'Brien is credible. He admits when he lies and insists when he isn't. Either way, I found the entire book believable. This is important with a war story because if it is too sensational, readers will not take kindly to it and feel like the author is exploiting war.
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