Summary: Conscientious Objectors

Conscientious objectors were a big part of the war and I agree with Bennett that they are a part of the “greatest generation.” CO’s were involved in the war, even if they did not agree with fighting. In Hacksaw Ridge, Doss was against touching a gun and CO’s were against fighting, but they found other ways to help out. They were assigned different jobs and being a medic was one of them. I think people do not often give credit to medics because they are not the ones fighting, but in reality, they are very important. We saw in the movie how many lives Doss saved and if it were not for the CO medics, those people may not be alive. I also believe that CO’s are just as courageous as those who fought. While watching the movie, I was shocked that Doss would go out on the battlefield without a gun or weapon to protect himself. Whether he was crazy or
The movie was about Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector, who refused to pick up a gun in the military. Other men in the army did not agree with this, so they beat him and tried to make him quit. However, he never gave up and ended up becoming an army medic. The reason this is still relevant today is because we still see issues with people not agreeing on something. One of the biggest cases I remember involved a gay couple trying to get a wedding cake from a Christian woman. Because of the baker’s religious views, she would not make the cake for them. This is only one case of someone’s views not matching somebody else’s. With Hacksaw Ridge, most of the men did not agree with Doss’s views and they did not know him yet. At the end, Smitty admits he was wrong about Doss and things change. This shows that people often judge others before they get to know them, and that is something that is happening today as well. I think as humans we are taught to judge others, so our views will almost never be the same, and it will continue to be prevalent in