Essay on the Evils of Capitalism Exposed in Catch-22 -- Catch-22

Evils of Capitalism Exposed in Catch-22 Thats some catch, that Catch-22 (47). any(prenominal) catch indeed, for Catch-22 is the best there is (47). A strange paradox preventing work force from being grounded under any circumstances, Catch-22 eventually evolves into a justification for doing some anything. After all, it says anyone can do anything that we cant stop them from doing (416). A less plainly stated, but equally correctly, validation for ones actions is the guarantee of profit. It is odd how many wrongs leaving money seems to right (418), for the promise or presence of some stage of profit, rights even the wrongs warranted by Catch-22. milo Minderbinder takes full advantage of this powerful conclude and uses it extremely well. Yet, rather than using it to right wrongs, Milo uses it to justify his have got dastardly deeds. Therefore, throughout Catch-22, Milos capitalistic greed leads him to be an emblem shabbiness. Milo spends most of his time in the army travelin g Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in search of the best deal. With the use of donated army equipment (239) he buys and sells various items in order to make the highest profit. Rather than fly missions, Milo seeks to make money, capitalizing on his time abroad. After all, Milo didnt start this war...hes just trying to adorn it on a businesslike basis (262). This attitude leads Milo to pop out a pond, one in which everybody has a share (238-239). This proposed arrangement keeps everyone at ease, so much so it leads to general sloth. Because everybody has a share, ...men get fat and move virtually tamely with toothpicks in their greasy lips (259). One by one, the men succumb to the charms of plenty as well as to their internal greed... ...avoids and resists many things that tally him closer to death or to violating his morals. Be it Aarfy, Colonel Cathcart, or war itself, Yossarian distances himself from the evil in question. Ironically, defiant as he is, Yossarian fails to break through the limitations of the syndicate and actually befriends its proprietor. Yossarian doesnt even attempt to do otherwise, for even he sagged cover charge in a contented stupor, his mouth filmy with a lucullan residue (22) Yossarian had become one of the men who got fat and moved slightly with toothpicks in their greasy lips (259). Therefore, even he who refuses to conform to other standards is demoralize by the sweet blandishments and innocent appearance of capitalism. The novel thus ends on the note that no one remains free from so powerful a force. Works Cited Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. New York Knopf, Inc., 1995.