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The main connection between "America the Beautiful" and "Johnny Got His Gun" is the emphasis on a lack of understanding of Americans about why they fight in the wars each writing is related to: The former for the Iraq war and the latter for World War I. As he lies deaf, blind, dumb, and limbless in his hospital bed, Joe Bonham wonders why what happened to him was needed; why did he have to go fight. "America the Beautiful" Also questions the level of understanding of Americans of the current American war and discusses how important this is to a secure, safe and united population. Both pieces are clearly antiwar in that they question whether or not there really is any way to understand why wars are being though almost no matter what the situation is.