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Howie is Joe’s friend who goes to work with him on a railroad in the desert. Most of the other workers on the crew are Mexican, and for both Joe and Howie, the event is a major coming-of-age moment. Howie and Joe can only endure the grueling work for a single day before heading back home. The experience teaches them that despite the problems they have, they remain privileged compared to other people in the world.
Howie Quotes in Johnny Got His Gun
The Johnny Got His Gun quotes below are all either spoken by Howie or refer to Howie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
Quotes
“It’s just like this. For fellows like you and me to be out her slaving our best years away on a section gang is just as if girls nice girls like Onie and Diane suddenly decided to become washerwomen.”
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Chapter 16
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Outside the crowds were yelling and the bands were playing and here he was with four or five guys in a quiet little room and they were playing blackjack when Christ came up from Tucson and walked in on them.
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Howie Quotes in Johnny Got His Gun
The Johnny Got His Gun quotes below are all either spoken by Howie or refer to Howie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
“It’s just like this. For fellows like you and me to be out her slaving our best years away on a section gang is just as if girls nice girls like Onie and Diane suddenly decided to become washerwomen.”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 16
Quotes
Outside the crowds were yelling and the bands were playing and here he was with four or five guys in a quiet little room and they were playing blackjack when Christ came up from Tucson and walked in on them.
