D'Souza believes that America has been successful in the past directly because of the confidence and pride that the people have toward their nation. He is very patriotic and believes that this quality results in victory in war. Without knowledge of what you are fighting for, a person is unable to fully commit themselves to the national goal therefore failing in combat. This is similar to Joe's feelings in Johnny Got His Gun because Joe has been injured from war severely, and now laying in bed paralyzed and distraught he is questioning why he went to war himself. He shows some qualities of nationalism when he talks about longing for his home and comfortable environments and being taken care of by people whom is familiar with, but he also is confused and to some extent angry because he never had a physical reason for going to war. Joe says he wasn't exactly against the war from the start but even once he left for service he didn't know why he was there or if he believed in why the nation was there.