In Catch 22 and in Good Morning Vietnam, the experience that those in the war zone went through, in World War II and in the Vietnam war, is discussed. Both the book and movie try to put a comical spin on war and does not the disturbing facts of war but instead use comedy to entertain the audience. The main character in both are a character who goes against the norm during the war and are not viewed with respect due to this. Both John Yossarian and Adrian Cronauer are seen as less than the other men because they do not follow what their superior others say, and instead do what they believe to be right. At the beginning of both works, it is seen that the characters of Yossarian and Cronauer are seen to be under the control of immoral characters.
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Yossarian is haunted by the memory of Snowden, a soldier who died in his arms and also with memories of different nightmares he experienced because of war including losing friends, and the bombing of his squadron. In Good Morning Vietnam, Cronauer gets suspended because of his stunt of broadcasting about the bombing that his superior officer were strictly against. This results in Cronauer spending his time drinking and continually trying to get Trinh, a woman he has been following ever since he bribed the English teacher to let him teach the class to try and get any information he can about the girl he has been trying to talk to. Both Yossarian and Cronauer get positive feedback by their fellow officers. Yossarian is visited regularly by the officers because they know that what the supreme officers are doing is immoral but are still afraid of the and for that reason ask Yossarian to keep their visits a secret. Cronauer also gets a positive feedback as once officer Hauk takes over his radio show after he is suspended, the servicemen call in demanding that Cronauer be put back on air because they want to hear the truth of what is happening with comedy instead of the censored garbage that the superior officers force down their throats. This shows how the servicemen have enough morality to understand that what Cronauer is doing is considered wrong by the supreme officers but in
Yossarian is haunted by the memory of Snowden, a soldier who died in his arms and also with memories of different nightmares he experienced because of war including losing friends, and the bombing of his squadron. In Good Morning Vietnam, Cronauer gets suspended because of his stunt of broadcasting about the bombing that his superior officer were strictly against. This results in Cronauer spending his time drinking and continually trying to get Trinh, a woman he has been following ever since he bribed the English teacher to let him teach the class to try and get any information he can about the girl he has been trying to talk to. Both Yossarian and Cronauer get positive feedback by their fellow officers. Yossarian is visited regularly by the officers because they know that what the supreme officers are doing is immoral but are still afraid of the and for that reason ask Yossarian to keep their visits a secret. Cronauer also gets a positive feedback as once officer Hauk takes over his radio show after he is suspended, the servicemen call in demanding that Cronauer be put back on air because they want to hear the truth of what is happening with comedy instead of the censored garbage that the superior officers force down their throats. This shows how the servicemen have enough morality to understand that what Cronauer is doing is considered wrong by the supreme officers but in