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georgeripp 's review for:
Johnny Got His Gun
by Dalton Trumbo
Wow what a story.
A man who has been blown up in a mortar attack faces life with no arms, legs, eyes, nose or mouth.
He finds a way to communicate with the doctor and nurses that are keeping him alive for an unknown reason.
Coming to terms with his passion for peace as a replacement for war. He faces many flashbacks of happy times and recalls only good memories instead of those of battlefields and terror.
He refuses to be defined as a soldier, a servant to the state fighting for his country for the title of "pride". Also detests the phrase "coward" to describe someone who doesnt want to attain the badge of honour and pride for someone of a higher status privilege.
We are humans and designed to live and this is a real eye opener. No matter what title you are trying to acheive, it wont make you happy.
I could go on forever how beautiful this story is despite its brutality and tragedy. I think perhaps people are unable to overlook the disturbing aspect of this book to find the core message.
The message I extracted was, honour is all well and good. But it is not worth your life and soul. Physically or emotionally you should not sell your beliefs in order to make other people look at you in the limelight. As soon as that title fades you will be forgotten and left to perish.
Live in peace, love and spread gratitude for what we have today! <3
A man who has been blown up in a mortar attack faces life with no arms, legs, eyes, nose or mouth.
He finds a way to communicate with the doctor and nurses that are keeping him alive for an unknown reason.
Coming to terms with his passion for peace as a replacement for war. He faces many flashbacks of happy times and recalls only good memories instead of those of battlefields and terror.
He refuses to be defined as a soldier, a servant to the state fighting for his country for the title of "pride". Also detests the phrase "coward" to describe someone who doesnt want to attain the badge of honour and pride for someone of a higher status privilege.
We are humans and designed to live and this is a real eye opener. No matter what title you are trying to acheive, it wont make you happy.
I could go on forever how beautiful this story is despite its brutality and tragedy. I think perhaps people are unable to overlook the disturbing aspect of this book to find the core message.
The message I extracted was, honour is all well and good. But it is not worth your life and soul. Physically or emotionally you should not sell your beliefs in order to make other people look at you in the limelight. As soon as that title fades you will be forgotten and left to perish.
Live in peace, love and spread gratitude for what we have today! <3