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[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

'Johnny lacks agency.' Well, he was a brand new high school grad who thought owning an Olympic size pool was normal. He joins up because his buddy was going in, and then is too proud to quit.

[-] Farman@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago

Exactly. He just goes with the flow. No soul of his own. Just another cog in a fascist machine.

This is even more notisable when you compare him with other heninlein protagonists who are also teenagers and join the army or simmilar institutions. They have their own agendas and goals.

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