Chapter 23, Up West! Summary

An unknown narrator with a strong Irish accent talks about a bombing in a restaurant. A man's head is blown off and a woman looses her legs.

Chapter 23, Up West! Analysis

This is another reality-shock chapter. The reader is informed of the sort of warfare that was occurring in Ireland at the time. Conflict, especially in reference to war, is constant throughout this story. The reader is reminded that Ireland is a war-torn country and that conflict is everywhere.