A young American soldier, joe, will be hit with a mortar shell over the last evening of World War I. He lies in a fate worse than death - a quadruple amputee who's lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. '' he remains conscious and able to consider, so reliving his entire life through visions and memories and struggling to distinguish whether he is dreaming or awake. He remains aggravated with his situation, until one day when Joe finds a method to convey with his or her caregivers.