Character:
• Yossarian o Repeatedly thought of as crazy throughout the novel by other characters, although no one seems truly sane in the military o Has a strong hatred towards commanding officers, as he feels they do not respect him or any of the men and that they are treated like pawns in a game of war o Overall, Yossarian is a static character throughout the novel. Much like Holden Caulfield, Yossarian seems to want to prove his point of how wrong the war is, and so he is unchanging in his views as he wants to live as long as possible.
• Colonel Cathcart o Very indecisive throughout the text, as he tends to over think things o Also seems to care little of his men as he continually volunteers them for dangerous missions o Can be seen as …show more content…
Through Catch-22, it is seen that characters are forced to follow their superior’s orders and are treated as pieces of game, rather than the true human beings they are. The protagonist of the text, Yossarian, is known to be trying to get out of the war or hide from it, as is seen with the opening scene in the hospital. His fear is later later in the text as well, as he purposely avoids a combat mission to Bologna. Two of his superior officers then make him refly the mission even though the other men have already done so, further showing the superior disregard for actual men’s lives. The actions of the men’s superior officers forces them to have courage, which is seen throughout the …show more content…
He also realized long ago, on a mission in which Snowden died, that men can be seen as pawns. Through the revelation of Snowden’s secret, it is determined that “man [is] matter… the spirit gone, man is garbage” (440). In Snowden’s secret, Heller is revealing to the reader his view on man and society, which is that he feels without a spirt mankind is nothing. Relating back to how the superior officers treat their men, it makes more sense as they try to avoid viewing them as people with spirits, and rather as just pieces in a game, in which they are “garbage” (440), and therefore have no real purpose in life. Yossarian’s hatred toward the government can also be seen with him suggesting Milo to “sell [his] [chocolate covered] cotton to the government” (265). Although a joke, Yossarian is further being characterized as anti-government, which relates back to the novel’s anti-war stance and hatred towards how men in the military were
• Yossarian o Repeatedly thought of as crazy throughout the novel by other characters, although no one seems truly sane in the military o Has a strong hatred towards commanding officers, as he feels they do not respect him or any of the men and that they are treated like pawns in a game of war o Overall, Yossarian is a static character throughout the novel. Much like Holden Caulfield, Yossarian seems to want to prove his point of how wrong the war is, and so he is unchanging in his views as he wants to live as long as possible.
• Colonel Cathcart o Very indecisive throughout the text, as he tends to over think things o Also seems to care little of his men as he continually volunteers them for dangerous missions o Can be seen as …show more content…
Through Catch-22, it is seen that characters are forced to follow their superior’s orders and are treated as pieces of game, rather than the true human beings they are. The protagonist of the text, Yossarian, is known to be trying to get out of the war or hide from it, as is seen with the opening scene in the hospital. His fear is later later in the text as well, as he purposely avoids a combat mission to Bologna. Two of his superior officers then make him refly the mission even though the other men have already done so, further showing the superior disregard for actual men’s lives. The actions of the men’s superior officers forces them to have courage, which is seen throughout the …show more content…
He also realized long ago, on a mission in which Snowden died, that men can be seen as pawns. Through the revelation of Snowden’s secret, it is determined that “man [is] matter… the spirit gone, man is garbage” (440). In Snowden’s secret, Heller is revealing to the reader his view on man and society, which is that he feels without a spirt mankind is nothing. Relating back to how the superior officers treat their men, it makes more sense as they try to avoid viewing them as people with spirits, and rather as just pieces in a game, in which they are “garbage” (440), and therefore have no real purpose in life. Yossarian’s hatred toward the government can also be seen with him suggesting Milo to “sell [his] [chocolate covered] cotton to the government” (265). Although a joke, Yossarian is further being characterized as anti-government, which relates back to the novel’s anti-war stance and hatred towards how men in the military were