<p> Johnny Got His Gun Review packet (chapter notes are also in my folder in the HS Outbox)</p><p>Intro Notes</p><p>1. When was the book published?</p><p>2. Who is the author?</p><p>3. What is the source of the title?</p><p>4. What is stream of consciousness? Why does Trumbo use stream of consciousness in the novel?</p><p>5. When was this book most popular?</p><p>Part I</p><p>1. In what state does Joe grow up?</p><p>2. Why does Joe dream of Pompeii? (9)</p><p>3. Who is Lincoln Beechey? (19-20)</p><p>4. What does Mr. Hargraves say about airplanes? How is his statement ironic? (20)</p><p>5. Where does Joe move to? (23)</p><p>6. Joe enters the war after ______(24) </p><p>7. Who is Kareen? </p><p>8. Who is Mike Birkman? (30)</p><p>9. What are examples of the romanticized version of the war on pages 35-37?</p><p>10. “______was there muttering fools and glaring at everybody.” (36) Explain the significance of this quote.</p><p>11. Know who George Creel and how he relates to the train scene.</p><p>12. Who is Billy Harper? Why does Joe consider him a lucky guy? (52-54) </p><p>13. Joe compares his situation to a ______in its ______. (80-81) How is Joe’s situation similar? How is it different? </p><p>14. Reread the quotes from pages 109-119 (these are also on the public drive) Part II</p><p>1. What is the title of Book II? Why do you think Trumbo selected this as a title?</p><p>2. How does Joe keep track of the passing of days? (132, 137)</p><p>3. What are routines that Joe develops as he organizes his “new universe”? (143-144)</p><p>4. “He remembered looking around when he dived into that dugout and seeing only two Americans and all the rest Limeys.” (146) What is a Limey? Why is this memory significant to Joe?</p><p>5. What is Joe’s reaction when he receives a medal? Explain. (159-160)</p><p>6. “He was thinking about the vibrations of the footsteps.” (161) What does Joe realize?</p><p>7. Give an example of naturalism from pages 176-177.</p><p>8. “He had been taken away from his home and put into the service of another without his consent.” (183) To whom does Joe compare himself? What is this quote a reference to?</p><p>9. What message does the nurse write on Joe’s chest? (198-199)</p><p>10. How do the nurse and Joe finally communicate?</p><p>11. Why does Trumbo use Christmas as the setting for Joe’s big breakthrough?</p><p>12. What is the first question that they ask Joe? (217-218) </p><p>13. Where does Joe want to be displayed?</p><p>14. Reread the quotes that are associated with the 5 locations where Joe wants to be displayed.</p><p>15. Why is Joe’s request denied?</p><p>16. What is ironic about the refusal of Joe’s request?</p><p>17. What warning does Joe offer to the big guys?</p><p>18. From 1943 to 1948 Trumbo was ______(see “About the Author” in the beginning of the book.</p><p>Themes</p><p>1. Why is Joe’s father a symbol of the failure of the American Dream?</p><p>2. How does the theme of Change and Innovation relate to the novel?</p><p>3. How does the theme of Power, Authority, and Leadership relate to the novel?</p><p>4. How does the theme of Rebel in Society relate to the novel?</p>