Focus Friday - Characters

Hello everybody! Time for some Focus Friday!

In this review, I will go over some of the characters we have met so far and some relevant info about them!

First off our protagonist, namely Yossarian.

Yossarian is a 28-year-old captain in the U.S air force; he is in the 256th squadron and flies a B25-Bomber plane. Yossarian is currently still alive in the book (obviously), but he seems to be fixated on the fact that everybody seems to be trying to kill him, either by shooting towards his plane or by sending him on these dangerous missions. He is willing to go to great lengths to stay alive; one of these attempts is the very beginning of the book, where he stays at an army hospital in Italy for an extended period, even though the pains that got him there probably went away quickly.

"Live forever or die trying"

 This is what you can call Yossarian's motto during the Great War. As I stated earlier he will go to great lengths to do this, one time he even poisoned his own crew to postpone a bombing run.

He is kind of a smart-ass and likes to toy around with other people for his own amusement, like when he was censoring random stuff in the letters he was forced to censor while in the hospital, which was sent by other soldiers to their loved ones. Yossarian, like so many other soldiers want to escape the grim reality that is war. In addition, because of this he has entered a downwards spiral of alcohol abuse, gorging himself in the mess hall and having sex as often as he can.

Yossarian's tent-mates:

On Yossarian's military base the soldiers sleep in big tents with several others. Yossarian only shares his tent with two people, one of whom is already dead. Therefore, the nickname "The dead man in Yossarian's tent" he got this nickname by dying in action before he even signed in. Due to idiotic army regulations and policies, his belongings are still laying on the bed where he threw them upon arrival. As he never signed in, the army cannot remove his belongings, as they cannot sign him out. Although this can be sad for some, Yossarian does not seem to mind as it gives him and his living tent-mate more room. The one still alive has the weird name "Orr". A weird and remember able name, he is short of growth and good-hearted. Orr and Yossarian get along great so far. Being the only two in the tent makes enough room for modifications and customization of the tent to make it more comfortable, which Yossarian has left to Orr. 

This was all for now folks, I will have another update for you shortly! Next time is "This week in reading" where i will update you on Yossarian's shenanigans to stay alive throughout the war. 

Happy reading!

-Mikkel