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Review liberal*hearted, progressive-minded media. Focus on their political/philosophical/spiritual message. (*liberal adj. Favorable to progress or reform, maximum individual freedom, free from prejudice or bigotry, open-minded, tolerant, not bound by traditional ideas, values, etc.. Characterized by generosity and willingness to give. -- Webster's Dictionary)

Johnny Got His Gun (And Catch-22)

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https://newblueplanet.org/liberal-arts.html/book_records/johnny-got-his-gun-and-catch-22-r12/

By macphysto

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  • Artist: Dalton Trumbo & Joseph Heller
  • Release Year: 1939

While I was "sweatin' bullets" about going to Vietnam*, I read Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Both novels -- especially Trumbo's -- aggravated my anxiety and fear. Heller's satire was laudably transformed into a 1970 movie by Heller, Buck Henry, and director Mike Nichols. In comparison, Trumbo's 1971 cinematic adaptation of his allegory was, for me, less memorable and less potent.

* Which I thankfully avoided, courtesy of Icky-Tray Icky-Day who pulled the U.S.A. out of 'Nam after I registered for the draft but before I was called to service.

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    macphysto
      

    Although military conscription in America is no longer mandatory, the novels by Trumbo and Heller stand as cautionary tales about the horrors and costs of war. 21st century American youths do not have to fear "The Draft." However, the human appetite for war is never satiated. Americans currently might not have the stomach for war. Nevertheless, the American belly is always hungry for it.

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