johnny got his gun an anti war novel
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Johnny got his gun
An anti-war novel
Dalton Trumbo has created a distinguished novel about the true atrocities that
young men of the twentieth century had to endure. This tremendous novel is known
as Johnny got his gun. This novel provides evidence on the senseless slaughter known
to be the bloodiest century in human history, World War I. Men were sent to war and
died physically and mentally. In this powerful piece of literature, Trumbo depicts this
extremely well by writing this novel to promote an anti-war theme. He has produced
a character that demonstrates the image of what war really did to humanity. This
assiduous character is introduced as Joe Bonham. This novel takes place after Joe has
been injured in the war, lying in a hospital bed where he must face his reality. Joe
realizes that he has lost all of his limbs, including all his senses no longer being able
to hear, see, touch, taste, or smell. All luxuries given at birth were instantaneously
taken away from him because of the war...