Joe's Desires

Joe desires human connection throughout most of the second half of the novel. By the end he wants to communicate to the world the horrors and realities of war. I agree with Joe’s desire for human connection. Even if I were not in Joe’s condition I would want human connection. Loneliness is such a simple feeling and yet I believe few have truly felt it. To feel alone in this world, to feel as though no one love you completely or wholly is depressing and scary. All I would want is human connection if I were in Joe’s situation. But at the end of the novel Joe want a voice in America. This is valiant but unrealistic. Joe wants to be brave and become the hero. But if I were in his situation (realistically thinking) I would want to be killed. I would no longer want to live and I wouldn’t care about the rest humanity. I also would probably blame them for my situation.