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{{quote|''"There's nothing noble about dying. Not even if you die for honor. Not even if you die the greatest hero the world ever saw. Not even if you're so great your name will never be forgotten and who's that great? The most important thing is your life, little guys. You're worth nothing dead except for speeches. Don't let them kid you any more. Pay no attention when they tap you on the shoulder and say come along we've got to fight for liberty, or whatever their word is. There's always a word."''}}
A 1938 novel by [[Dalton Trumbo]] that became a rallying point for the political left during [[World War II]]. It follows a young man named Joe Bonham, who, after becoming grievously injured during [[World War
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* [[Author Tract]]
* [[Based on a True Story]]: Trumbo claims he came up with the idea for ''Johnny Got His Gun'' after reading an article about the Prince of Wales's visit to a soldier who had lost all of his limbs and senses in a Canadian veterans' hospital.
** Trumbo stated this in a ''New York Times'' interview shortly after the ''Johnny Got His Gun'' movie came out and it's been repeated ad nauseam. But no one ever seems to have looked into it.
* [[The Blank]]
* [[Body Horror]]
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* [[Hope Spot]]: When Joe {{spoiler|finally manages to get his anti-draft message across to the people}}.
* [[Messianic Archetype]]: Joe sees himself as this as he continues to think about his unique condition.
* [[Sarcastic Title]]: The book is fiercely anti-war, but the title comes from the American [[World War
* [[War Is Hell]]: One of the central messages of the novel and film.
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