Confronted with the rat devouring your flesh, one's view on what it is they fight for changes. We see this with Joe. He believes you should fight for someone, or in his case, your own existence. He comes to the conclusion that he fights for his self, which seems selfish. He wonders if they fight for the liberty of their country or the world as a whole. If they fight for the liberty of their country only, it seems selfish just as is fighting for yourself.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Johnny Got His Gun #4
Joe believes that many people in the army fight for liberty, justice and democracy. They fight for their country. He believes this is not worth fighting for. He doesn't think people should be fighting for a word. Rather, they should be fighting for something tangible, some one. One should fight for your sister, but not the word 'sister'- not all of the sisters in the world. You fight for your own sister.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Good blog, but a little confusing. How is fighting for the liberty of your own country any more selfish than fighting for your own survival? Joe's point is that it is illogical to fight for something intangible, such as liberty, instead of something you can touch, such as your family. This shows a viewpoint similar to that of Ben from Death of a Salesman.
Post a Comment