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Johnny Got His Gun is a American drama anti-war film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo based on his novel of the same name, and starring Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland and Diane Varsi/5(). Johnny Got His Gun. Joe Bonham lies injured in a hospital bed. While conscious, Joe thinks back over scenes from his past: the night of his father's death and the night before he left his girlfriend Kareen to go to World War I. Before his family moved to Los Angeles, Joe grew up in Shale City, a . I first read Dalton Trumbo's "Johnny Got His Gun" back in , en route from Japan to Bahrain, to meet my ship for Desert Shield and Desert Storm. I was 22, so sometimes when you're that young you don't make good decisions, as this was not the kind of book one should be reading if heading to a combat zone (I also made the mistake of reading Ron Kovic's "Born on The Fourth of July" during the same /5(K).

From Johnny Got His Gun Author Dalton Trumbo. Share Save. Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. Mass Market Paperback. Amazon Shop Local. See all formats retailers. Chapter One He wished the phone would stop ringing. It was bad enough to be sick let alone having a phone ring all night long. "Johnny Got His Gun" holds a place as one of the classic antiwar novels. First published in , Dalton Trumbo's story of a young American soldier terribly maimed in World War I-- he "survives" armless, legless, and faceless, but with mind intact-- was an immediate bestseller. This fiercely moving novel was a rallying point for many Americans who came of age during World War II, and it became. "Johnny Got His Gun," by Dalton Trumbo, was banned during World War II. Trumbo was also blacklisted in the s. Congress's investigations into authors and screenwriters with ties to the communist party made it impossible for some authors to have their work published.

Dalton trumbo booklist dalton trumbo message board. And johnny got his gun was probably the last american novel written about it before an entirely different affair called world war ii got under way. This study guide for dalton trumbo's johnny got his gun offers summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo ( - ) Johnny Got His Gun is a novel written in by American novelist and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and published September by J. B. Lippincott. The novel is commonly viewed as one that promotes anti-war ideals, but when read deeper, it can be seen that Trumbo's opinions of war shed light on humanity as a whole, and not just on the horrible aspects of war. I first read Dalton Trumbo's "Johnny Got His Gun" back in , en route from Japan to Bahrain, to meet my ship for Desert Shield and Desert Storm. I was 22, so sometimes when you're that young you don't make good decisions, as this was not the kind of book one should be reading if heading to a combat zone (I also made the mistake of reading Ron Kovic's "Born on The Fourth of July" during the same time period).