Chaplin Tappman
cowardly
good-hearted
Chaplin Tappman reminds himself frequently throughout the novel that he is an anabaptist and not a catholic. Yet, he is too much of a coward to correct the colonels that keep reffering to him as father. He does not want to upset them so he rather be called something he is not, which to me seems very cowardly. Also, when the chaplin gets called into Colonel Cathcart's office he was prepared to have an indepth discussion about the sixty missions the colonel kept raising. But, instead he quickly mentions the subject to the colonel and once he sees that the colonel begins to get angry he drops the subject, there again proving that he is a coward.
Despite the cowardly ways of Chaplin Tappman he really does have a good heart and wants people to be happy. Even though he is afraid to speak up for himself he wants to make sure no one is upset or angry. He seems to be the only one out of all the men who actually cares about how the other men feel which also makes him the outcast from all the other men. But he is greatful when Yossarian and Dunbar befriend him. He tries the best way he knows how to comfort the men lying in the hospital showing his good-heart toward those men.
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So what does "Tappman" mean?
ReplyDeleteI am not quite sure how to interpret your comment,"So what does "Tappman" mean?" because the meaning of the character's name was not part of the first prompt, are you referring to the second prompt?
ReplyDeleteI think that since you made your response a separate blog, she thought you were going to post responses to both numbers one and two.
ReplyDeleteSorry, Tessa. Yes, I thought you were responding to the second prompt. Your answer is adequate for the first prompt. Thanks for the check.
ReplyDeleteGood job on describing the chaplain Tessa! However, I think another good word to describe him would be weak. In the book, the chaplain just lets the soldiers walk all over him, especially Colonel Cathcart. He really doesn't have the "back bone" to stand up for himself.
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