Symbol

StanceonWar

Heroic
Hungry
Joe

Hungry Joes stance on war is that it is

continuous and he loses hope in getting sent
home even though he is the only person in
the novel that actually finishes his missions
on time. He realizes that it will never end but
still tries to keep hope that he will get sent
home one day. Yet, its ironic how he only
finds peace when he knows he has to fly
another mission the next day. He suffers
from post traumatic stress disorder.

Routine of a Hero
Routine of a Hero

HungryJoeisasymboloffearandthe
psychologicalaffectsofwar.HungryJoesuffers
fromposttraumaticstressdisorder.Thismental
disordercauseshimtoyellaloudwhilehesleeps
Theresnothingwrongwithnightmares.hesays
whenYossarianbeginstoconfronthimabouthis
nightmares.HellerplacesHungryJoeinthenovelto
alsohelpothercharactersseehowthewarhas
affectedthem.YossarianstatesAndsuddenlyitall
madesense.Why
not
everynight,indeed?Itmade
sensetocryoutinpaineverynight.This
unfortunatelyistherealityformanysoldiersafter
war.Itwasrecordedin2012,thatabout45%ofall
veteranssufferfromPTSD.

Hellers Attitude

1. Aftereachcombattour,
promptlycrumbleandhave
nightmaresthatfrighten
everyone.
2. Oncethetoursstartupagain,
behappyandcalmandgetthe
jobdone!

Heller uses Hungry Joe as a friend that is

constantly there for Yossarian until the very
end. Both Heller and Yossarian care for Hungry
Joe and they pity Hungry Joe when he dies.
Theyve got all my pals, havent they? The
only ones left are me and Hungry Joepg.435.
Heller thinks that Hungry Joe is the true hero
of the war. He was a hero now, the biggest
hero the Air Force had, Yossarian felt, for he
had flown more combat tours of duty than any
other hero the Air Force had.pg.52

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