In this new book that I have started reading, the main character, Yossarian is completely against the war, which he thinks is a waste of young lives. Yossarian is a bombardier in a U.S. squadron stationed in Italy, with some other interesting characters who make up his squadron. Our hero is tired of the war and he wants the people he hasn't even met to stop trying to kill him. He is constantly faking illnesses in order to be grounded from missions, he also tried to use insanity as a way to stay out of missions. But Dr. Daneeka explains to Yossarian the Catch-22 rule that says that, in order for a soldier to be grounded for insanity, the soldier must ask to be grounded, but once a soldier asks to be grounded it proves that he is sane, since no sane person wants to be shot at, therefore the will to be grounded and live.
Yossarian is almost the opposite of D'Artagnan. What D'Artagnan lacked in ethics he made up in courage, while Yossarian is a "coward", who doesn't want to go to war. Well, that doesn't take his heroism away because to fight in a war such as WWII, you couldn't rely only on your skills to stay alive while in D'Artagnan's time his skills in sword fighting was enough for him to fight his way through his "troubles".
Wednesday, January 23
Catch-22: Yossarian- Hero or Zero?
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I notice that you have started a new book but it doesn’t mention the title of the book. I think somewhere on your blog you need to say what the title of that book is. I like how you analyze the character of both D’ Artagnan and Yossarian. It really helps to understand the topic that you are exploring.
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