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Trumbo establishes Johnny Got His Gun as an antiwar novel, rather than a pacifist novel, by illustrating the total negative effects of all war
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Jason Dondero English 1B March 30, 2006 Joe: The Epitome of Antiwar The distinction between an antiwar novel and a pacifist novel is that an antiwar novel is opposed to any and all war, while a pacifist novel proposes a belief that disputes between nations should and can, be settled peacefully. Trumbo clearly establishes Johnny Got His Gun as an antiwar novel rather than a pacifist novel. He does this by illustrating the atrocities caused by war and how war only exists as a prerequisite for senseless and grotesque injury and pain. Trumbo addresses his focus not only on combat warfare but the illegitimacy of the mentality of warfare, and the organization of modern warfare by the upper, elite classes as well. Through the character of Joe, Trumbo metaphorically captures both the physical injuries and the psychological trauma of all the men and women who risk their lives during warfare, and how...
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