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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.
* [[Nice Girl]]: The young nurse who cares for Joe. She tries her best, not just to take care of him, but treats him like a human being despite his condition. In an attempt to communicate with him, she traces the words "Merry Christmas" on his chest, which Joe nods understanding. {{Spoiler|This is what helps inspire him to try to communicate with the outside world in morse code. She even tries to carry out his final request, to die, only to be stopped by another officer.}}
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Joe goes through it gradually when he realizes the extent of his condition. The fact that he has no eyes and is deaf puts him in near complete sensory deprivation. Proven when he laments about not knowing when he's awake or asleep and when what appears to be a memory happens to be a fantasy. Such as him and dead fellow soldiers playing blackjack with Jesus Christ. {{Spoiler|When he finds out he can communicate through Morse Code, his sanity slowly returns with hope he may get what he asks for. Only for him to surrender to the slippage when he realizes the military won't honor his requests of being either put on a sideshow or euthanized.}}
* [[Sarcastic Title]]: The book is fiercely anti-war, but the title comes from the American [[World War I]] rallying slogan 'Johnny get your gun'.
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