America got their gun......?

Johnny Got His Gun shows fairly clearly the idea of war on a much more personal level. The story of Joe slowly learning about his new and bizarre disabilities is not only heartbreaking, but it reveals how individuals are effected by something that is meant to better everyone as a whole. The easy comparison between America The Beautiful and Johnny Got His Gun is the fact that Johnny never seems to fully understand why he went to war, or why anyone else did. Which is exactly what D’Souza claims is wrong with the American view on war.