Joe, a immature American soldier, is hit by a howitzer shell on the last day of universe War I. He lie in a infirmary bed in a destiny worse than decease — a quadruplicate amputee who has lose his weaponry, legs, eyes, ear, oral cavity and nose. He stay witting and able to believe, thereby relive his life through unusual dream and memory, unable to separate whether he is awake or dream. He stay thwart by his state of affairs, until one day when Joe detect a alone way to pass on with his health professional.