What does Joe want and why is it against regulations?
After all of the times that Joe tries to communicate with someone and failed, Joe finally got some of the generals to watch him do the Morse Code. This was amazing that he was finally able to communicate to someone who knew what he was saying. The general asks Joe what it is that he wants and Joe tells him that he wants out of the hospital. He tells Joe that letting him out of the hospital is against regulations. Joe leaving the hospital is against regulations because of the condition that he is in. The general and the rest of the outside world doesn't want to see how badly the war can affect someone. I hate that Joe can't get out of the hospital just because it would show what the war could possibly do to you. Joe is really hurt that he can not leave but then later starts to realize what seeing him would do to the outside world. I think it is wrong that he has to be kept in the hospital just because it would show what the war could do.
Christ
Explain the dream with Christ.
Joe is still trying to communicate and the nurses thought he was crazy and just couldn't relax, so they gave Joe a sedative. The medicine that they give him makes him very trippy and starts to have a dream about Christ. In his dream he remembers the time when he was at the train station getting ready to leave for war. Jesus had saved the souls from those who have died in the war. I believe that Joe wants Jesus to save him. He wants mercy from him. He is tired of trying to communicate and failing and needs someone to help him and relieve his pain. Christ is someone who sacrificed himself for the sake of others, just like Joe did when he fought in the war. Joe also has a dream that he is playing cards with a group of men and Christ. Everyone in the group had died, mostly in war. Joe had not died yet so he was left to feel alone. I believe that he dreams of Christ because Joe has sacrificed his life to war and not died yet but wishes too move on from his pain.
Joe is still trying to communicate and the nurses thought he was crazy and just couldn't relax, so they gave Joe a sedative. The medicine that they give him makes him very trippy and starts to have a dream about Christ. In his dream he remembers the time when he was at the train station getting ready to leave for war. Jesus had saved the souls from those who have died in the war. I believe that Joe wants Jesus to save him. He wants mercy from him. He is tired of trying to communicate and failing and needs someone to help him and relieve his pain. Christ is someone who sacrificed himself for the sake of others, just like Joe did when he fought in the war. Joe also has a dream that he is playing cards with a group of men and Christ. Everyone in the group had died, mostly in war. Joe had not died yet so he was left to feel alone. I believe that he dreams of Christ because Joe has sacrificed his life to war and not died yet but wishes too move on from his pain.
tapping
Why does Joe start tapping?
Joe starts to tap because again he can't keep track of time so it is something he does to try to communicate. He tries this after trying to figure out time. He wants something that can relate him to the world instead of him just lying in a bed doing nothing. Joe feels trapped because he doesn't have a way to talk to the nurses or anyone. The nurses didn't understand what Joe was trying to do. The nurses try to "comfort him" but this just makes Joe feel as if he has failed to accomplish once again. He had learned Morse Code in the war and used that to tap out SOS. I thought it was interesting how he could remember Morse Code because he had trouble remembering a lot of other concepts. I think that it is very good of Joe to keep trying to do things to try and become part of the world again. He wants to have some connection but just can't find a way to do so.
Joe starts to tap because again he can't keep track of time so it is something he does to try to communicate. He tries this after trying to figure out time. He wants something that can relate him to the world instead of him just lying in a bed doing nothing. Joe feels trapped because he doesn't have a way to talk to the nurses or anyone. The nurses didn't understand what Joe was trying to do. The nurses try to "comfort him" but this just makes Joe feel as if he has failed to accomplish once again. He had learned Morse Code in the war and used that to tap out SOS. I thought it was interesting how he could remember Morse Code because he had trouble remembering a lot of other concepts. I think that it is very good of Joe to keep trying to do things to try and become part of the world again. He wants to have some connection but just can't find a way to do so.
time!
Why does Joe decide to master time? How does he do it?
Joe is trying to pass time and do something with his brain. He had to do something fresh because he had trouble remembering ideas to help him pass time. “He had to start in like a baby and learn. He had to concentrate. He had to start in at the beginning. He had to start with an idea” He decided to try and figure out what time it is because this is what the world goes by all the time. If you can't keep track of time you will be lost in the world. Joe had been thinking about ways to find out what time it was, but he always feel asleep. Joe is going to count how many times the nurse came in his room each day by counting the seconds, minutes and hours in between each visit until he reach 24 hours. He got distracted because he wasn't sure if he was counting to fast or too slowly. He also couldn't do it by counting because he couldn't stay awake that long let along that long while constantly counting.
Joe is trying to pass time and do something with his brain. He had to do something fresh because he had trouble remembering ideas to help him pass time. “He had to start in like a baby and learn. He had to concentrate. He had to start in at the beginning. He had to start with an idea” He decided to try and figure out what time it is because this is what the world goes by all the time. If you can't keep track of time you will be lost in the world. Joe had been thinking about ways to find out what time it was, but he always feel asleep. Joe is going to count how many times the nurse came in his room each day by counting the seconds, minutes and hours in between each visit until he reach 24 hours. He got distracted because he wasn't sure if he was counting to fast or too slowly. He also couldn't do it by counting because he couldn't stay awake that long let along that long while constantly counting.
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What does Joe believe is worth fighting for? What is not worth it?
Joe has to go to war because of the draft. He is not really willing to go die for his country but has to because people are telling him that he has to do it. People tell Joe that he his fighting for liberty but liberty is not tangible. Joe thinks that people go to war but don't understand why they are fighting. Joe doesn't want to fight for a group of people that he doesn't care about. Joe uses the example of fighting for a group of women and how he wouldn't fight for a group of women. He is willing to fight for Kareen because he has a passion for her and cares about her. I don't really agree with Joe when he says that people don't really want to go and fight for their county. I think that there are many people who do like to do things for the country and fight for liberty but Joe is not this way. Joe wants to fight for something that he can relate to and have a connection with.
Joe has to go to war because of the draft. He is not really willing to go die for his country but has to because people are telling him that he has to do it. People tell Joe that he his fighting for liberty but liberty is not tangible. Joe thinks that people go to war but don't understand why they are fighting. Joe doesn't want to fight for a group of people that he doesn't care about. Joe uses the example of fighting for a group of women and how he wouldn't fight for a group of women. He is willing to fight for Kareen because he has a passion for her and cares about her. I don't really agree with Joe when he says that people don't really want to go and fight for their county. I think that there are many people who do like to do things for the country and fight for liberty but Joe is not this way. Joe wants to fight for something that he can relate to and have a connection with.
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Why does the rat come to visit Joe? What does it represent?
The rat comes to visit Joe in one of Joe's dreams. In the dream the rat is eating away at his body. Joe remembers a Prussian solider who the rat was chewing away at. Even though the rat was eating away at a solider that wasn't one of there own, they were willing to help him. I think that this represents that Joe needs some one to come help him. He can't see, is deaf and has no arms. I believe that he wants to die but doesn't understand why he won't and he sees other people dying. Joe is suffering way more than all the other people who have died. I think that Joe wants the rat to actually being eating away at him so that he can stop the pain that he is in and finally die to relive all the suffering he has gone through with his body. Joe wants to gain something because he is sick of trying living. He doesn't to be keep alive with the condition that he is in.
The rat comes to visit Joe in one of Joe's dreams. In the dream the rat is eating away at his body. Joe remembers a Prussian solider who the rat was chewing away at. Even though the rat was eating away at a solider that wasn't one of there own, they were willing to help him. I think that this represents that Joe needs some one to come help him. He can't see, is deaf and has no arms. I believe that he wants to die but doesn't understand why he won't and he sees other people dying. Joe is suffering way more than all the other people who have died. I think that Joe wants the rat to actually being eating away at him so that he can stop the pain that he is in and finally die to relive all the suffering he has gone through with his body. Joe wants to gain something because he is sick of trying living. He doesn't to be keep alive with the condition that he is in.
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Why does Joe remember working at the bakery? What does he admire about Jose?
I think that Joe remembers working at the bakery for many different reasons. Jose was a very honest and truthful person and Joe remembers that about him and honers it. This memory that he has might be about how we was walking and using his legs. Joe had a purpose where as now he doesn't and is just lying in a bed almost dead. Jose gets a job at the bakery and appreciates it. Jose gets another job that is better but doesn't feel right about leaving the bakery. Because he didn't feel right about leaving the bakery the other people at the bakery told him to throw the pies on the floor which would get him fired. Jose does this but feels very badly about wasting all of these pies so he then pays the bakery back for the money that was wasted. Jose is honorable and does the right thing, this is why I believe that Joe admires Jose.
I think that Joe remembers working at the bakery for many different reasons. Jose was a very honest and truthful person and Joe remembers that about him and honers it. This memory that he has might be about how we was walking and using his legs. Joe had a purpose where as now he doesn't and is just lying in a bed almost dead. Jose gets a job at the bakery and appreciates it. Jose gets another job that is better but doesn't feel right about leaving the bakery. Because he didn't feel right about leaving the bakery the other people at the bakery told him to throw the pies on the floor which would get him fired. Jose does this but feels very badly about wasting all of these pies so he then pays the bakery back for the money that was wasted. Jose is honorable and does the right thing, this is why I believe that Joe admires Jose.
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What is Joe's situation? Why does he compare it to drowning?
The first character we meet is Joe. He is on the verge of dying but hasn't yet. Joe has many memories and flashbacks during the first two chapters. He says that he is deaf and can't hear anymore then sates that he is getting his arm cut off. All of this relates to the story Joe told about drowning. The story was how someone couldn't drown. "He has been rising and sinking for days weeks months who could tell?" Joe has been on the verge of dying but hasn't yet. I get the impression that Joe wanted to die and get all of his pain over with. Since he is deaf and doesn't have arms he feels like death but just can't die just like trying to drown but can't. He remembers when Kareen asks for Joe to hug him but he gets upset because how is he supposed to hug her without any arms. In the first chapters we don't clearly know what is wrong Joe and why he is hurt but we have an idea that he was fighting in a war.
The first character we meet is Joe. He is on the verge of dying but hasn't yet. Joe has many memories and flashbacks during the first two chapters. He says that he is deaf and can't hear anymore then sates that he is getting his arm cut off. All of this relates to the story Joe told about drowning. The story was how someone couldn't drown. "He has been rising and sinking for days weeks months who could tell?" Joe has been on the verge of dying but hasn't yet. I get the impression that Joe wanted to die and get all of his pain over with. Since he is deaf and doesn't have arms he feels like death but just can't die just like trying to drown but can't. He remembers when Kareen asks for Joe to hug him but he gets upset because how is he supposed to hug her without any arms. In the first chapters we don't clearly know what is wrong Joe and why he is hurt but we have an idea that he was fighting in a war.
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