Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Johnny Got His Gun 7
When under sedation, Joe has a dream about Christ. He dreams that he sees a woman looking for her son, and the woman’s son happens to be Christ. In the dream, Christ is traveling through the desert from Tucson and comes to the railroad station. He then proceeds to play cards with Joe and some other men. While playing cards, each man talks about his death. The men then realize that Joe does not belong in the group because he did not actually die in war, but the men also acknowledge that his fate is worse then death. This dream reinforces how Joe is different from others, even those who have died in war. The men who died in war categorize Joe and decide that his fate is worse than their own. Joe feels alienated once more.
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Abbey!
Nice Blog! I agree with you on why Joe feels alone. It is sad that Joe feels alienated for another reason, which is he has to live with his terrible condition instead of dying with all the other men that were riding on the train. The war definitely affected him the most out of everyone. It would have been a lot easier for Joe if he had died from the explosion.
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