In this episode of M*A*S*H, “Abyssinia, Henry,” Henry is discharged from the military, but he ends up dying on his way home after leaving.
The nonchalant attitude of the men that were in the middle of a war shows the typical hippie attitude of the 70's generation where they did not care about anything. When Klinger comes out dressed in a fruit costume, Henry says, “Klinger, that outfit might just get you that Section 8” (“Abyssinia, Henry”). This interaction shows how Klinger is pretending to go insane to get a section 8 or kicked off the military because he does not want to be there, which could serve as comic relief, but is actually making fun of the military. Women were also included in the war scene. However, they were still treated differently
The nonchalant attitude of the men that were in the middle of a war shows the typical hippie attitude of the 70's generation where they did not care about anything. When Klinger comes out dressed in a fruit costume, Henry says, “Klinger, that outfit might just get you that Section 8” (“Abyssinia, Henry”). This interaction shows how Klinger is pretending to go insane to get a section 8 or kicked off the military because he does not want to be there, which could serve as comic relief, but is actually making fun of the military. Women were also included in the war scene. However, they were still treated differently