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"Johnny Got His Gun" is a novel about Joe Bonham, a 20-year-old man, that has been hit by a shell on the last day of World War One. The novel basically talks about Joe's memories of his family and girlfriend and his friends before he went to the war. It also alternates with what is occurring to Joe while he is in the hospital. He discovers that he has no face, he is deaf, and he has lost all his limbs. He can't do anything except rock from side to side, and he is a prisoner in his own body; he can't communicate with anyone. He later learns how to keep track of time by the amount of times that his nurse visits him. He counts out about six years, and then he discovers that he can communicate by using Morse code. He starts tapping with his head, and the nurse sedates him. Then Joe gets a new nurse that understands that he is trying to communicate, and she gets someone who knows Morse Code to communicate with him. The man that comes is mean and Joe feels bitter. "Johnny Got His Gun" is an anti-war novel, and it talks about what freedom really is and how the dead might really feel and things like that.
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What genre is johnny got his gun by Dalton trumbo?
Its considered anti-war
Is m4a1 best gun in the world?
no the m1garand <><><> There is no ONE "Best" gun.
What is the history of the saying son of a gun?
son of a gun started by a bullet was shot through a mans leg and flew 100 yards into a woman and got pregnant and had a son
When was the first machine gun invented?
-answer- the first machine gun was invented during world war 1 (WW1). -feedback- my problem with this answer. is that it does not say the name of the gun more specifically nor does it say the nationstate that got this technology first, where as the first rapid fire turrent was in the year 1862 and it was the Americans. it was called gatling gun. also one of the first guns for personnel to carry was something like a tommy gun in the 1930s and 1940s. i need to know this for a game im working on called Call to power II :World at war mod. if this is true i could use civilian machine gunners much more sooner.
What is the best gun ever created in this world?
AK-47
Where does the phrase 'Johnny got his gun' come from?
The phrase "Johnny got his gun" was first popularized by the novel written in 1938 by author Dalton Trumbo. This novel was published in the year 1939.
When was Johnny Got His Gun created?
Johnny Got His Gun was created in 1939.
When was Johnny Got His Gun - film - created?
Johnny Got His Gun - film - was created in 1971.
What year was johnny got his gun banned?
"Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo was banned in 1939 during World War II due to its anti-war content.
What is the duration of Johnny Got His Gun film?
The duration of Johnny Got His Gun - film - is 1.85 hours.
Who played Johnny in Johnny Got His Gun?
Timothy Bottoms
Name Movies related to johnny got his gun?
johnny English
Johnny got his gun Were the rats real?
No, they were a nightmare Johnny had in the hospital.
Where did the phrase average joe come from?
It came from the anti-war novel by Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun, referring to the main character, Joe Bonham.
What is Dalton Trumbo Carson's Successful Safari?
Johnny got his gnu, the Trumbo story is Johnny got his gun
Who is the author of Johnny Got His Gun?
Dalton Trumbo.
What actors and actresses appeared in Johnny Got His Gun - 2008?
The cast of Johnny Got His Gun - 2008 includes: Matty Ferraro Rowan Joseph Shane Partlow
