Saturday, July 11, 2009
Catch 22 #1
Wow! What a long list of characters. Can you tell them all apart? First task: Pick a character from the novel and sum him/her up in two or three colorful, descriptive adjectives. Then explain why you have chosen those words to define the character. Once a character is posted, you may add or make comments to the original person that posted, but do not list that character again. If you comment, be sure you are not repeating what is already stated. You will not get credit for repetition.
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ReplyDeleteColonel Cathcart:
ReplyDeleteindecisive
attention-seeking
paranoid
The reason why I picked the word indecisive as a characteristic for Col. Cathcart is because throughout the novel, he isn't quite confident in the things he does. Because of this, he sees things on either different side of the perspective of being either positive or negative. In some parts of the novel, he relies on others to make choices for him because of his indecisiveness.
I chose attention-seeking as a characteristic because he yearns for a higher rank. He does various things to try and get him one step closer to being promoted to being a general. I recall one thing that he did to try and progress himself was that he enforced the idea of having a prayer before every mission that was set.
The third and final word that I chose is paranoid. I believe that Colonel Cathcart was paranoid because he was often at times worried about what everybody sees in him. He constantly thinks about how someone could possibly catch him making a mistake. Every move that he makes, he tries to make perfect so that it will impress anyone watching around him.
Captain Black is power-hungry, inconsiderate, and deceiving.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the book, the author uses many different scenarios to show that Captain Black is power-hungry. For example, he uses his somewhat high rank as a captain to order soldiers to sign oaths for whatever they do in order to show patriotism. However, many others in the novel state that it is not right for him to do what he did.
It is also quite obvious that the character Captain Black is inconsiderate. In Chapter 12, he attempts to turn all of his allies against Major Major by telling them he is a “communist”. This effort, however, fails when Major---de Coverley ends the Oath Crusade and everything is back to “normal”. Later on in the novel, Captain Black teases Nately by buying “love” from his whore. This shows that Captain Black is cold and selfish.
Captain Black is not only inconsiderate, but he is also deceiving. In Chapter 12, he tries controlling his soldiers by forcing their loyalty to the country. He explains to anyone who questions him that he only does this to show patriotism to his country. However, I believe that he was using patriotism as in excuse to take advantage of the squadron. Also, in the same chapter, he makes an effort to turn everyone in the squadron against Major Major, in revenge for “stealing” Captain Black’s position as squadron commander. This leads me to believe that he is deceiving and dishonest.
Yossarian
ReplyDeletetroublesome
worrisome
disrespectful
Yossarian is troublesome because he is always finding some way to cause havoc and chaos. An example would be in chapter 12 when he gets drunk and yells at Colonel Korn, and a few minutes after that Yossarian, Nately and Chief White Halftoat flip over a jeep.
He is worrisome because he thinks everyone is out to get him. He discusses this with Clevinger in chapter 2. Yossarian thinks that people are only shooting at him, when in reality they are shooting at everyone.
Yossarian is disrespectful because he thinks he can do whatever he wants to women. Take for instance in chapter 27 he said he took pity on Nurse Duckett and to "help" her he put his hand up under her dress.
Orr
ReplyDeleteDreamy
Irritating
Insecure
When I say Orr is dreamy, I am not using the word in a way that would suggest that he is attractive, intriguing, peaceful, or restful. Orr is dreamy (scatter-brained) because of his lack of the ability to stay on subject. For example, in Chapter 3, Yossarian walks into the rent and asks Orr to quit tampering with gas faucet and Orr ignores the question and begins to talk about his childhood and crabapples.
Another word to describe Orr, as of chapter 3, would be irritating. (continuing with the same situation above) Yossarian is asking Orr questions about the crabapples and his cheeks and Orr is giving him stupid answers, just to irritate him.
In Chapter 22, Orr just has to have his crab crabapples. He puts them in his cheeks so that he looks like he has the apparently ever so desired "apple cheeks". He is so insecure (or vain, perhaps) about his cheeks, the even in the mists of chaos, he needs them.
Major Major
ReplyDeleteLonely
Alienated
Diffident
Throughout the chapter devoted to Major Major, he is described as a very lonely individual. Since early childhood, he has been a sort of outcast from society for no reason other than his father gave him a horrible name. This lack of companionship made him shy and awkward, which further lessens his chances of being accepted. After gaining and then losing happiness in Pianosa, he even goes so far as to disguise himself in order to go out and have fun, a plan which backfired horribly. Major Major's loneliness is one of the most defining aspects of his character.
For many of the same reasons as he is lonely, Major Major is constantly portrayed as being alienated from society. One reason for this is his unfortunate resemblance to Henry Fonda, which made him a magnet for jokes and suspicion. Also, the simple fact that his name is Major Major alienates him because it caused his childhood friends to distrust him and made him extremely insecure. But it is also important to note that in the end, Major goes through great pains to alienate himself: after being promoted, he decided (or, maybe, realized) that no one wanted him around anymore, so he became a recluse and never let anyone see or talk to him. This, apparently, was quite a feat, and required a very conscious effort.
Finally, all the unfortunate factors in Major's life made him very diffident. He is shy because he has no friends. He doesn't believe that he is better than the men subordinate to him, and he clearly isn't comfortable with his command position. He didn't want it, and he knows he's no good at it. After being cast out, disliked, teased, and overall made miserable his whole life, Major Major was bound to lack confidence and a lack of self worth.
Chaplain Tappman
ReplyDeletelonely
meek/passive
Chaplain Tappman is obviously lonely and isolated. He lives out in the woods, secluded away because he "makes the other soldiers uncomfortable" and the men in higher ranks don't want the soldiers uneasy and don't want to feel uneasy themselves. Chaplain Tappman longs for friendship, but his status as a religious man makes others feel obligated to act a certain way, and conversation generally makes him nervous. The Chaplain often thinks of his wife and kids, and longs to be back with them.
Chaplain Tappman is also passive and meek. He is already not well liked among the higher ranking officials, and a small offense could get him in big trouble. When the chaplain addressed Cathcart about Yossarian's complaint of the mission number being raised, he in no way stood his ground or offered the point as if it was something he truly believed in. The minute Cathcart reacted negatively, the chaplain shut down and dropped the subject. He also rarely corrects the people that call him "father", even though he is an Anabaptist and "father" is not the correct title.
ex.P.F.C. wintergreen.
ReplyDeletestubborn
desires attention.
ex P.F.C. Wintergreen is very stubborn. In chapter 10(the chapter that is about him in its beginning) it tells you that he goes AWOL frequently and is caught every time, and continually gets sentenced to dig graves.And when he finishes his sentence for going AWOL, he does it all over again. He refuses to learn to not run off.
Wintergreen is quite attention seeking. He wants people to notice his misfortunes, even though they are completely his fault. And wants people to feel sorry for his loss of rank, again, his fault, and that his monotonous task of digging graves and filling them is his patriotic duty. Wintergreen:"I dont know whats to become of me. I might even wind up overseas if im not careful." pg.131.A very attention-seeking statement. Wintergreen: "my duty is to keep digging these holes, and I've been doing such a good job of it that I've just been recommended for the good conduct medal." pg.131. another statement that shows he wants attention and praise.
Commenting on what Megan Wrote about Major Major, I would say that he was also witty. He took Yossarian's idea of signing Washington Irving's name to his improtant documents so that they wouldn't be cycled around to his office anymore. He then began to sign it becuase it felt alot less monotonous then signing his own name. He did it becuase it eventually made him feel good. I also found it amusing how the two C.I.D men reacted to him, and how they went after each other afterwards.
ReplyDeleteMilo Minderbinder
ReplyDeleteObsessive
Traitorous
Powerful
Milo is fully consumed with the thought of the syndicate (M&M enterprises). Everything he does is for the good of the syndicate, every loss, every gain, every odd purchase was made with the future benefit of it in mind. He looks after it obsessively, he will drop what he is doing in the blink of an eye if he sees a benefiting purchase. For example, when he is trying to help Yossarian find Nately's Whore's kid sister, he was very easily distracted with the potential of a gain for the syndicate.
Milo, for his company, of course, betrays all of his friends, and his superiors by contracting with the Germans in the battle of Orvieto, and bombing his own squadron. He has no sense of morality, doing whatever he can to keep his enterprise afloat. He, really, has no side in this war, helping any and all countries who are willing to pay him. Technically, he is enlisted with the Americans, but he knowingly helps the opposing country just for a pay-off.
Mayor of Palermo, Assistant Governor-General of Malta, Shah of Oran, Caliph of Baghdad, mayor of Cairo, and the god of corn, rain, and rice in multiple African countries. There is no doubt in this book that Milo Minderbinder is a man of considerable power. With his influence with the higher-ups in the army, and his connections with numerous countries, he above the war, he benefits from it, having convinced everybody that as long as his syndicate benefits, everybody gets a share of the profits.
Dunbar
ReplyDeletePessimistic
Humdrum
Masochistic
What else is there but prolonging life? Much like Yossarian, Dunbar is very aware of the fact that there is "a war going on." He believes that all there is to life is making it stretch on and that once he's dead its all useless. Dunbar truly does not see much hope for the future or for anything. He is an exceedingly dismal, although comedic, character and is definitely the direct opposite of an optimist.
Dunbar uses boredom as his main tool for prolonging life. He is wholly convinced that since boring things make time move slower, they must also make his life longer. With this logic firmly in place, Dunbar is most often found doing the most tedious things imaginable. Although this is Dunbar's intention, his tactics most make him one of the most boring people in existence to hang around with.
No matter what the purpose of boredom is, its still boring. Putting yourself through what I would imagine to be constant tedium seems alot like torturing yourself. Only doing activities you hate to make time appear to pass at a slower pace and doing your best to never enjoy life is honestly one of the most cruel things a person could do to themselves.
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ReplyDeleteMajor --- de Coverley
ReplyDeleteMysterious
Intimidating
Stoic
None of the men in the squadron know much about Major --- de Coverley except that he pitches horseshoes, kidnaps Italian laborers, and rents apartments for the officers and enlisted men to use on rest leave; they don't even know his first name. In Ch. 13, we find out that the men outside the squadron lack this knowledge as well. German intelligence cannot get any solid information on Major --- de Coverley from their American prisoners, and the American authorities send several CID men on a mission to find out his identity.
All of the men in the squadron are quite intimidated by Major --- de Coverley. It is human nature to be afraid of the unknown, and the fact that Major --- de Coverley is such a mystery causes the men to automatically fear him. But it is not only his mysterious quality that makes him so intimidating; Major --- de Coverley simply carries himself in such a way that invokes an awe-inspired fear in the men. He has a powerful aura about him that immediately scares the men away from speaking even a word to him and causes them to tremble in his presence.
Major --- de Coverley is always mindful never to show his emotions. In Ch. 13, for example, an incident in Rome is described where a drunken man throws a flower at him, which ends up hitting him in the eye, and then approaches him and kisses him on each cheek. Though Major --- de Coverley is absolutely enraged, he is very careful to maintain an indifferent attitude.
The Texan
ReplyDeleteAnnoying
Serious
The Texan was brought into the hospital and managed to bother everyone in the ward to a point where they left. He is patriotic and expects the world to be as patriotic as he is. He has an optimistic attitude and a happy personality. It seems like he is ignorant to the war around him and i believe that annoys the people around him. Because of the Texan, Yossarian left his comfortable life in the hospital to go back to war.
The Texan is also serious. He is not serious in the sense that he is uptight, but he cannot take a joke. When the severly injured soldier was brought into the hospital and died Yossarian and Dunbar acused him of murdering the soldier. He got nervous and shrank back in his bed.
Commenting on what Alisha said...
ReplyDeleteI would describe Yossarian differently. I would choose the adjectives:
sarcastic
rebellious
caring
Yossarian's approach to everything throughout the book always had a hint of sarcasm. A lot of the other soldiers were uptight and lacked a sense of humor. Yossarian, however, used humor and sarcasm as a mask to survive in the hectic and crazy world he lived in.
Rather than troublesome, I would call Yossarian rebellious. It started in the beginning of the story, when Yossarian found pleasure in over-censoring the letters to a point where the only words uncensored were the opening and closing of the letters. He didn't agree with much of what he was told to do in the situations he was in, so he rebelled. His ultimate action of rebellion is his desertion at the end of the novel.
"I'm not running away from my responsibilities. I'm running to them. There's nothing negative about running to save my life." (461)
Although some of his actions might have been disrespectful, I also saw him as caring. Throughout the book you don't really see Yossarian's caring side, until chapter 39. A conversation between Yossarian and Milo reveals that Yossarian really does have a kind heart. When Nately's whore and younger sister have been kicked out on the street Yossarian really cares about them and their wellbeing even though Nately's whore is trying to kill him.
"Milo I'm talking about a little girl! Don't you understand? I don't want to sleep with her. I want to help her." (419-420)
Major Sanderson
ReplyDeleteInsecure
Bitter
The major says himself that he depends very heavily on the opinion of others. He blames his insecureness on hitting puberty at a late age. He feels isolated in a profession that gets little respect from those who do not understand it, which probably led to his insanity that manifests itself in his violent sex dreams.
Major Sanderson had hoped he had a new friend in Yossarian because they shared a common knowledge of psychiatry, but the major becomes bitter after feeling rejected by Yossarian's comment about his dream. In revenge he diagnoses Yossarian with a split personality and grounds him.
Hungry Joe!
ReplyDeleteInsane
Obsessive
As Doc Daneeka explains to Yossarian, the Catch-22 of the conditions of insanity is that you are insane if you want to fly the missions, but you can't be insane if you want to escape them. Still, in order to be sent home for insanity you have to tell them you are insane. Saying you are insane instantly means you are not insane, and therefor you won't been sent home, but sent on my missions. Hungry Joe is specifically noted for having horrible screaming nightmares if he doesn't fly missions, so he is desperate to fly them. From that, it is quite easy to draw that he is insane.
As for Hungry Joe being obsessive, I find it easy to see why based on his descriptions in the book. He used to be a photographer and still acts like he is in Rome (ahem), but never quite gets the shot. He does this all the time. Also, I think his insanity carries over to being obsessive as well. He obsesses over missions, determined to fly them. Again, if he doesn't, he has horrible nightmares.
Lieutenant Scheisskopf
ReplyDeleteambitious
humorless
misdirected
The first two definitions of Scheisskopf are straight out of the book. First of all, he's very ambitious. The first definition of "ambitious" in the Merriam Webster dictionary states: an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power. This pretty much sums up our Lieutenant to a tee. He was so obsessed with winning these parades in order to gain fame, power over his cadets, and even to get promoted a couple ranks (which he did later due to a mistake).
Scheisskopf was also humorless. Being humorless, I think, doesn't mean that he had no sense of humor. Schiesskopf surely had some sense of humor; after all, who doesn't? But this definition of "humorless" means that he didn't humor himself with things that most other people normally would. An example of this would be his wife. He never took the time to spend time with his wife and maybe crack some jokes with her. His wife probably would have never cheated on him so much if he had spent time with her.
Being misdirected could mean many things. It could mean that someone has a very poor sense of direction and his or her family members are constantly buying GPS systems and mobile tracking devices for them. It can also mean that somebody could have influenced a person in the wrong way and now that person is living his or her life totally in the wrong direction. However, Scheisskopf's life of misdirection comes from an obsession that keeps him from living life in the right direction, which obviously is his obsession with parades. These parades owned Scheisskopf's life. He never took time to talk with his wife or see how she was doing, he never got to know any of his cadets well, and he didn't care for anything else (except hating Clevinger and putting crimes on him).
Commeting on what Shelby said: I half agree with her description of Hungry Joe.
ReplyDeleteI would describe Hungry Joe with the following.
Crazy
Loyal
Lonely
Crazy kind of goes along with what Shelby said with insane. Hungry Joe goes on countless missions, and they have not helped him mentally. He is very mentally weak, and he has the dreams involving Huple's cat being on his face. When I was reading I occasionaly mistaked Hungry Joe's name with Crazy Joe. I found that funny.
The next adjective I used to describe him was loyal. This is a hard one for me to descibe, but when i read the book I always thought that he would do anything for his friends. Yossarian was always loyal towards him, and I always found there was loyalness back towards Yossarian.
The final adjective I used to describe Hungry Joe was lonely. When i say lonely I mean it in lonely and kind of desperate for the opposite sex. Thats why instead of enjoying his time with them, he would instead go and try to find his camera so he could get a picture of her, and when he is alone he will always have a picture of a women so he will not be lonely. Sadly for him everytime he went to get the camera he lost the women.
Commenting on what Dan said:
ReplyDeleteLieutenant Scheisskopf
Determined
Patriotic
Misdirected
Lieutenant Scheisskopf is a determined lieutenant in the army that trains young recruits for eight weeks until they are deployed to their post. He loves the prospect of war because there is no threat of him ever being deployed, while still being able to serve his country. He tries week after week to try and win the pendant for the marching competitions. He trains hours on end working these cadets, who have no real interest in what he is doing, until exhaustion.
His willingness to train these young draftees shows his patriotism. It also displayed in the perfection he expects out of his men. He expects no cadet to step out of line or question his authority, and those that do are reprimanded immediately. He puts his country before everything else even his wife, causing great strife among the men and his wife. He is outcast by everyone else in the unit because he has no other ambitions.
Although he seems like a great man and leader he is very misdirected in his goals. As an ROTC graduate he should understand the importance of putting his men before himself, and realizing that the most important resource is his men. He refuses to understand this which worsens his entire performance. Even though he is a brilliant man who had a great vision it was lost overall because of his poor leadership. Lieutenant is a very determined man who wants to do nothing more than serve his country, he is just misdirected in his approach of training and service.
Doc Daneeka is self-pitying and selfish.
ReplyDeleteDoc Daneeka worked hard to found a private practice in the United States. He feels very sorry for himself since he can no longer work there because of being drafted. He always thinks about how bad his life is because of this. Everytime someone else brings up a problem, he must get his two cents in about how he has suffered so much since he lost practice.
He is also selfish because he will not even help someone with a problem because of his situation (no longer being able to work at his practice).
"Doc Daneeka snorted scornfully. 'He thinks he's got troubles? What about me?' Doc Daneeka continued slowly with a gloomy sneer. 'Oh, I'm not complaining. I know there's a war going on. I know a lot of people are going to have to suffer for us to win it. But why must I be one of them? Why don't they draft some of these old doctors who keep shooting their kissers off in public about what big sacrifices the medical game stands ready to make? I don't want to make sacrifices. I want to make dough.'" (41)
Nately:
ReplyDeleteGood-natured
Determined
Throughout "Catch-22" there are many situations in which Nately shows that his deepest nature is kind and caring. Nately is constantly trying to keep Yossarain out of trouble. When Yossarian attempts to punch Colonel Cathcart at the officer's club, Nately is the one who calls Yossarian back to his senses. Even when Yossarian punches Nately, which lands him in the hospital, it is Nately who profusely apologizes. Also, when Yossarian drunkenly walks up to Colonel Korn to joke around with him (which probably wouldn't be a good move seeing as he is drunk and Korn is a jerk)it is Nately who goes to retrieve him before any damage can be done.
Nately's good-natured personaliy also comes out after the prostitute he is in love with falls in love with him. Her kid sister interrupts them in bed again, but instead of being annoyed, Nately thinks of the good school he will pay for her to go to once they get to the States.
Nately's determination to spend time with the prostitute in Rome that he fell in love with plagues him through out the book. He spends all his money to buy time with her, even though he knows she will give it to Captain Black, and when he runs out of money he borrows it from his friends. Nately even goes as far as to pay two of her friends as well as her, just to be with her. When she does finally fall in love with him too, he is determined to fly the reqired missions. He feels that if he does this he will be able to take the woman he loves and her kid sister back home with him.
I totally agree with what Olivia has said about Doc Daneeka. He gets on my nerves! He is always complaining like he is the only one who has problems, and he doesn't want to help anyone else who does. In fact, he is the first one who brings up "Catch-22".
ReplyDelete"That's all he has to do to be grounded?"
"That's all. Let him ask me."
"And then you can ground him?" Yossarian asked.
"No. Then I can't ground him."
"You mean there's a catch?"
"Sure there's a catch," Doc Daneeka replied. "Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy."
(pg 55)
When I read this my thoughts were, "Of course Doc Daneeka would be the one to bring this up!"
I just don't know what it is that makes me dislike him, but I really do think it may be just because he always complains about himself like everything has to resort back to his problems.
Then on pages 50 and 51 I was really blown away by the comments he had made. One to Yossarian, "Yossarian, we live in an age of distrust and deteriorating spiritual values. It's a terrible thing." And, his other comment about his two interns, "All they know how to do is compain." I found BOTH of these comments VERY ironic!
Doc Daneeka sure does have the nerve to say those things. If that is not the pot calling the kettle black then I don't know what is!!
Yossarian
ReplyDeleteDesperate
Determined
Yossarian seems desperate to make everyone believe him. He tries so hard to convince others in his squadron that there is a war going on and there are more important things than taking pictures of explosions.
He never gives up when others don't believe him. He always tries his best to concinve them but when it fails...he tries again. he also seems very determined to do all of the missions that Colonel Cathcart assigns him.
Commenting on what Alisha said about Yossarian, I believe you should also add in violent and short-tempered.
ReplyDeleteI believe he is violent because he is constantly talking about smashing somebody's face in or killing someone. Short-tempered also goes along with that because he always reacts to what people say about him.
commenting on what Alisha said...
ReplyDeleteYossarian is:
Logical
impulsive
fickle
Yossarian is truely logical because he is looking out for himself in every way possible. It is human nature to preserve one's self and he is doing just that. He is refusing to fly in airplanes which increases his chances of an early death by tenfold. This is a purely logical decision.
Yossarian is impulsive because he acts on his feelings and later regrets his actions. One example of this is when he tore up luciana's phone number into little pieces because he felt like a hot shot. (173) After awhile he began to miss her dearly and went back to see if the paper was still there only to find an empty sidewalk. He immediatly regretted his immpulsive decision to rip up the paper. Another example of yossarian's impulsiveness in when McWatt was flying too close to the trees with Yossarian in the nose.(343) Yossarian screamed and screamed for the pilot to gain altitude but was given no response. He then grabbed McWatt's throat in his rage and made him climb to a higher altitude. Immediately after this happened Yossarian regretted his actions and "was sorry his hands were his."
Yossarian is fickle because he falls in love with every girl that isn't instantly attracted to him or needs help in some way. Throughout the novel he "falls in love" with many beautiful women, some not so beautiful, and one that even has a bald head. To fall in love so many times surely says something about his faith. Thus the word Fickle.
Nately’s Whore:
ReplyDeleteSensitive
Determined
Nately’s whore is sensitive because when Yossarian comes to her, bringing the news of Nately’s untimely demise, she flips out. She’s upset about his death and assumes that Yossarian had intentionally caused it. This only causes her abhorrence of Yossarian to escalate, resulting in a nearly fatal battle within the apartment and a new wild enemy. Her sensitive and fierce emotions were inflicted upon Yossarain throughout the rest of the book.
Nately’s whore is determined because she relentlessly tried to kill Yossarian. When he thought struggling with her was finally coming to an end, she’d find more inner strength and determination to kill him, and her attempts would continue. Even when he was back in his tent, far away from her, she somehow managed to show up and undertake another assignation polt. She came close to success, but putting him in the hospital wasn’t enough; she wanted him dead. Even within the last few sentences of the book, she’s trying to kill him. If that’s not determination, I don’t know what is.
I agree with what Sarah G has said about Milo, but I would also like to add that he is acquisitive and risky.
ReplyDeleteMilo likes to buy things and gain money, and throughout the book, he can be found constantly buying and selling goods such as eggs. He’s a man that wants what many people want: an easy way to make money, even going so far as to bomb his own squadron just to turn a profit. If that isn’t greed, I don’t know what is. But of course, as he says, everyone gets a share because it’s all for the syndicate and that makes it okay to be greedy.
Milo’s always on the lookout for the next big money-maker. Take for example, when he buys the Egyptian cotton, he thinks that it has a potential to establish another branch in his ever-growing trade empire and he takes the risk and buys all of it, but instead it backfires and he nearly loses everything. He also risks the lives of his fellow bombers when he bombs his own squadron, and confiscates important emergency items to sell or use for other means.
commenting on what megan said:
ReplyDeletemajor major:
- bashful
- single minded
- paranoid
Major major promotes no self confidence in much of anything. He doesn’t stand-up for himself when being tormented, and when he is promoted to major he does nothing but walk around in shame. If he were to be proud of himself others would see him as a model figure instead of deserting him.
Once Major Major realizes that he is no longer wanted/ admired becomes obsolete to everyone in the squadron. I understand that he has been tormented and brought down by a few men but he is very single-mined just to ignore all the other men who wish to speak to him, that have done nothing to harm him in any way.
Major Major becomes paranoid that everyone around him resents him for being a major. He sneaks around to simply be rid of an encounter with any man in the squadron for he fears that he will disturb his own tranquility if he comes across the wrong man.
General Peckem
ReplyDeleteBureaucratic
Controlling
Power Hungry
Bureaucratic- Peckem is bureaucratic because he is always concerned with the small details, and is more than open to the idea of using the bureaucracy to defeat his enemies (namely Dreedle)
Controlling/Power Hungry- Peckem is always trying to expand his realm of control, insisting combat is a special service and should be under his command.