A Worthless Life Joe Bonham's horrible reality, following thewar-provoked? ... It was bad enough to think of going on for years and years in loneliness and silence and blackness, Joe says (page 99).? ... His physical injuries are so horrifying and excruciating that he should be put down like a dog out of mercy. ... In my opinion Joe is completely better off dead. Helpless, in pain, and slowly going insane is more than man should endure in his lifetime, let alone in the span of just a few short days. ...

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