Johnny Got His Gun: Modern Warfare

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Modern warfare has been around since WWI; breaking bones, souls, and families. Many believe modern warfare should have never come to be while others believe it was a way of introducing new inventions for “efficient” war. To show, a great amount of artists have shared their own view on the topic of modern warfare through their branch of art. For example, in the movie “Johnny Got His Gun” director Dalton Trumbo shares is view on modern warfare in a satirical way; in fact, most artists who share their views on the topic of modern warfare share their views through satire. To add, in the song “One” by Metallica the lyrics read “can’t tell if this is true or a dream” which implies that after war some soldiers are so traumatized that they begin to
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