Johnny Got His Gun

by

Dalton Trumbo

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Diane is a girl from Shale City, Colorado, who goes on a few dates with Joe before secretly going on a date with Glen Hogan. She is part of the reason that Joe and Howie leave Shale City to work on the railroad. Later, Joe feels betrayed when he spots his good friend Bill Harper kissing Diane in front of her house.

Diane Quotes in Johnny Got His Gun

The Johnny Got His Gun quotes below are all either spoken by Diane or refer to Diane. 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:
The Horrors of War Theme Icon
).
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: Howie (speaker), Joe, Diane, Onie
Page Number: 49
Explanation and Analysis:
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Diane Quotes in Johnny Got His Gun

The Johnny Got His Gun quotes below are all either spoken by Diane or refer to Diane. 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:
The Horrors of War Theme Icon
).
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: Howie (speaker), Joe, Diane, Onie
Page Number: 49
Explanation and Analysis: