However, this comic scenes and phrases are quite tragic when they are

thought about, as most things related to war are, which makes this

comedy completely absurd. The best way to represent this idea is

through the characters in the book, specifically, Yossarian, Huple, and

Nately's whore's kid sister and the events that occur with their

Clearly, the main character and one whose life is chiefly

described, is Yossarian. Yossarian has a slightly sick sense of humor

and way of looking at things. In the first chapter, Heller tells us

that letters sent by the soldiers had to be reviewed in order to prevent

any secret information going out to the public, or, even worse, to the

enemy. Yossarian, from lack of anything better to do, censors all the

letters. Sometimes he crosses out everything but a, an and the,

sometimes adjectives, whatever he feels like that day. For his f

important city that was taken by the enemy had to be bombed, and now

in disbelief at the stupidity of these men, tells Yossarian: "They

Everyone did not want to go on this mission to capture Bologna. They

two characters have one thing in common. They both want to be adults

are all right. This is a letter that could say: "Honey, I'm coming

really believe that we wouldn't have to fly that mission tomorrow if

move the bomb line over Bologna. Can you imagine?" So Yossarian

gag he signs these letters as Washington Irving to totally confuse the

Some common words found in the essay are:
Honey I'm, Huple Nately's, Yossarian Yossarian, Joseph Heller, Washington Irving, War II, , bomb line, kid sister, huple nately's whore's, bomb line bologna, move bomb line, whore's kid sister, move bomb, huple nately's, whore's kid, line bologna, nately's whore's, nately's whore's kid,
Approximate Word count = 666
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)