Consequences Of Johnny Got His Gun By Dalton Trumbo

Consequences can come in many forms. In war, people can experience consequences on or off the battlefield. People have explored the consequences of war through literature and film. In a novel called Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo, the story follows a soldier named Joe, through the hardships he has faced throughout his life, especially in war. It not only shows Joe's story but some of the people that he was with along the way. In the same way, the 1965 American Civil War movie, Shenandoah, follows the story of the Anderson family. The family is surrounded by war but they choose not to get involved right away because they have no personal investment in the war until their son gets taken. Although the consequences of war are represented

This moment changed his life forever. He would never be the same again. He lost his arms, legs, and face. Joe experienced a big and life-changing consequence. He could no longer live the way he did before. He could not communicate the same way he use to, he would never be able to walk again, he would never be able to see the world with his own eyes again, and he would never be able to breathe on his own. He had a lot of time to reflect on his life when he is in the hospital. He made some poor choices and because of his actions, he suffered the consequences of the

The Anderson family was surrounded by the Civil War but they did not want to get involved because they did not have slaves and did everything on their farm themselves so the family did not want to get involved. When boy, the youngest son was taken by the Union soldiers. The Union soldiers thought that he was a Confederate soldier. The family had no choice but to go find him, they did all they could to get him back. They left their home in search of him,on their journey they ran into a lot of trouble with the war but it wasn't untell they went back home that they had to face the biggest consequence of war. The Anderson's son Jacob died on their journey home by a soldier who was guarding the road. The loss of their son confirmed what Charlie the father already knew. That there are consequences because of war. Even if they are not intentional. The Anderson family also experiences the consequences of war when James one of the sons dies from the robbery that took place at the Anderson's home. When the rest of the family left to find Boy, James and his wife stayed home to take care of their newborn child. Some thieves came to the house thinking that no one was there. When they showed up they discovered that the house was not empty so they killed James and his wife so they could take what they wanted.