What is worth fighting for

In chapter 9 through 10 Joe is still stuck laying in his bed. In chapter 9 Joe remembers a camping trip with his father in which he brought a friend along with him. On the camping trip it is tradition for Joe to go fishing with his dad but he feels as if he is of age where he can go fishing with his friend and his dad agrees. The dad gives Joe's friend, Billy, his fishing rod which used to be his dad's. The boys loose Joe's dad's fishing rod and the whole walk back to camp Joe tries to think of what he is going to say. He tells his dad that he lost his rod and that he was really sorry. His dad simply tells him that it is okay and hugs him. Joe realizes it is his last trip with his dad and that next year he will be going to the mountains with all the other boys his age and his dad will be with all the other men. He snaps out of it and wakes up feeling very alone. In chapter 10 Joe thinks of why he actually went to war. He says that the army tricked him into going to war because he was fighting for freedom and liberty. he says that all the men who went to war didn't exactly know what they were fighting for while they were there and they ended up dyeing for democracy. In the end Joe realizes that the only thing worth fighting for is life and that is exactly what he is doing right now while he lies in is bed. Joe believes that fighting for democracy and liberty isn't worth the initial cost of death and harm. Joe is more than upset he got tricked into fighting because he didn't know why he as fighting but in the end life is only thing worth fighting for.