Throughout the novel, Tim O'Brien uses many rhetorical devices, representing irony in the chapter “Church”. When I was reading the chapter, I didn't really notice the pieces of irony in the chapter. In the chapter “Church”, Tim O'Brien makes a very ironic statement on the monks behalf. “The two monks were working on the m60”. This quote is significant because it shows the the two monks ( which are supposed to be people of peace and love ), cleaning a m60. An m60 is a heavy machine gun that is created to kill people with just a push of a button, and the Monks are just cleaning the weapon as if it were an easy chore. This shows that the monk are indifferent about the war, since they are aiding the enemy. The monks are helping the soldiers in