Friday, May 23, 2008
Johnny Got His Gun: Chapter 11-12
Throughout the book Joe has been completely cut off by society. He has lost all sense of communication with the outside world. Then he starts to think about the fact that he can still feel. He doesn't have to be completely cut off. Joe decides that he will keep time so that he will at least know something about his surroundings. He starts his own timing, counting the seconds by tapping his head. Then he realizes there's no way he can keep all that time in his head so he decides to go off of the sunlight that comes into the room and the rotation of nurses that come in to see him. After Johnny starts counting time, he really does feel more connected. It made me happy for him in this part of the book.
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I would have to agree with you about how Joe has been and feels as though he is cut off from society though out the book. For him being able to tell time was like being able to be part of society. I thought that it was very interesting the way he discovered how he could begin to tell time and how happy he was to fell as part of society for just a while.
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