What Are Yossarian's External Conflict
Describe the Central External Conflict(s): Yossarian’s external conflict pertains to his squadron’s bureaucracy. Yossarian's resentment to missions creates a problem with several of the higher ranking members of his squadron. These higher ranking members have put a system in place that doesn’t allow anyone to get out of war. This doesn’t allow Yossarian to get the one thing that he wants, to get out of battle.
Describe the Internal Conflict(s):
2 Minor Characters Of Significance→ explain who they are and why they are important:
Orr- Orr, Yossarian's tent mate, is shown as a relatively idiotic character throughout the novel. The author does this by giving Orr the unusual habit of stuffing crab apples in his cheeks with hopes of making them …show more content…
“If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to.” (Heller, 46) Heller uses this sentence to summarize what catch 22 is. It is essentially a rule that traps soldiers in war. Yossarian does everything he can to find a loophole in this fundamental rule.
Situational Irony- Occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead. " Clevinger was a genius... a Harvard undergraduate... [going] far in the academic world... In short, he was a dope." (Heller, 68) Heller uses this quote to reveal a constant problem in what we conceive as intelligent. We normally assume that Harvard graduates are the smartest people; however, Heller is talking about the difference between book smarts and street smarts. This is important because in war, there is no real need for book smarts.
Dramatic Irony- It is a figure of speech where the audience has knowledge that the character does not. "Yossarian was in the hospital with a pain in his liver that fell just short of being jaundice. The doctors were puzzled by the fact that it wasn't quite jaundice." (Heller, 7) Before this quote occurs, we are informed that Yossarian constantly fakes pain to be able to leave the battlefield and go into the hospital. Heller use states this to show that the doctors are clueless to what is wrong with Yossarian. This allows him to stay out of combat, his goal all throughout the
Describe the Internal Conflict(s):
2 Minor Characters Of Significance→ explain who they are and why they are important:
Orr- Orr, Yossarian's tent mate, is shown as a relatively idiotic character throughout the novel. The author does this by giving Orr the unusual habit of stuffing crab apples in his cheeks with hopes of making them …show more content…
“If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to.” (Heller, 46) Heller uses this sentence to summarize what catch 22 is. It is essentially a rule that traps soldiers in war. Yossarian does everything he can to find a loophole in this fundamental rule.
Situational Irony- Occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead. " Clevinger was a genius... a Harvard undergraduate... [going] far in the academic world... In short, he was a dope." (Heller, 68) Heller uses this quote to reveal a constant problem in what we conceive as intelligent. We normally assume that Harvard graduates are the smartest people; however, Heller is talking about the difference between book smarts and street smarts. This is important because in war, there is no real need for book smarts.
Dramatic Irony- It is a figure of speech where the audience has knowledge that the character does not. "Yossarian was in the hospital with a pain in his liver that fell just short of being jaundice. The doctors were puzzled by the fact that it wasn't quite jaundice." (Heller, 7) Before this quote occurs, we are informed that Yossarian constantly fakes pain to be able to leave the battlefield and go into the hospital. Heller use states this to show that the doctors are clueless to what is wrong with Yossarian. This allows him to stay out of combat, his goal all throughout the