Talk:Johnny Got His Gun

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Contents 1 The Book Itself 2 A Silly, Hyperbolic Work 3 Argument against war 4 censored? 5 Fair use rationale for Image:Gothisgun.jpg 6 Fair use rationale for Image:Gothisgun.jpg 7 Connection to Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye?

[edit] The Book Itself

Is there a reason that this article doesn't actually mention anything at all about the actual content of the book? If this was edited out at some point, It would be good to know why. It is strange that the article says nothing at all about the book's subject, characters, plot line or message.

Ken Burch 5:56, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A Silly, Hyperbolic Work

"The book Johnny Got His Gun is a seething argument against war. Its messages are relevant today more than ever." - Oh, please. To quote Oscar Wilde, it would take a heart of stone not to laugh at it. A far better anti-war work that has survived the test of time is "All Quiet on the Western Front." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.207.244.4 (talk) 14:39, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Argument against war

The book Johnny Got His Gun is a seething argument against war. Its messages are relevant today more than ever. Almost seventy years after the book was written, its prophetic vision has been proven to be accurate. Technological advancements have made it even easier for humans to kill themselves. This book should be read and remembered. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.17.32.26 (talk • contribs) 21:51, November 4, 2005 (UTC)

There have also been equally amazing advances in the field of medicine. The odds that a case like this would happen in modern times are very slim. A book to be remembered? Sure. But definatly not one to be thought of as an arguement against modern war. (USMA2010 18:20, 20 June 2006 (UTC))

Actually, given the recent revelations about conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other veterans' hospitals, and the fact that modern battlefield medicine has allowed many soldiers to survive wounds that would almost certainly have been fatal in prior wars, it is arguable that this novel is more timely than ever. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 18:18, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] censored?

Wasn't the book censored in the US at several times? 84.44.169.124 06:28, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

According to the article on Dalton Trumbo, the author himself, stopped selling the 1939 book after Germany invaded Russia in 1941. He agreed to sell it again starting in 1959. Two years later President/General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against the military-industrial complex in 1961.204.80.61.110 17:31, 8 March 2007 (UTC)Bennett Turk

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Gothisgun.jpg

Image:Gothisgun.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Gothisgun.jpg

Image:Gothisgun.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] Connection to Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye?

I seem to remember reading somewhere that the book was based on the Irish song Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye (as the protagonist of the song comes back from war without legs or arms) but I can't find a source. Has anyone else heard this? 69.215.156.137 21:02, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

It's a similarity, but it's probably just a coincidence. Calgary (talk) 01:07, 13 April 2008 (UTC)