: Joe Bonham as a "Freak Show" and the Fear of the Visual Realities of War.
: Infantility and Medical Tyranny in the 1971 Adaptation. Core Themes for Analysis Оџ Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
: Joe’s request to be exhibited as an educational "freak show" is denied because his visible trauma would undermine the military’s heroic narrative. The film critiques doctors and generals who treat his life as a scientific experiment or a statistic rather than a person. : Joe Bonham as a "Freak Show" and