Character Analysis of Catch-22
Abstract
Joseph Heller is a great writer of the Unite State in 1830s. In his typical work Catch-22, he shows numerous absurd, crazy and disorder farces about the world for human beings by means of the fantastic form of war and the vivid depiction of characters. By carefully analyzing many vivid characters in Catch-22, this thesis shows Heller’s great achievements in technique of writing and in the figural description throughout the novel. From the visual angle of black humor, this thesis carefully expatiates on Cathcart, the cruel Colonel for furthering their own causes and Milo who is a profit-hungry mess officer; Soldier in white, a victim of war and bureaucratic system and Tappman who is perplexed and cannot control own destiny; Yossarian, the dramatis personae who is the only level-headed character among the blind-minded common people, and who attempts many stratagems only to get rid of the death and avoid of the war. This thesis also reveals the American bureaucratic society’s darksome side after the War WorldⅡ.
Key Words: character；bureaucrat；roughscuff；anti-hero；Black humor
摘 要
約瑟夫海勒是109世紀310年代美國的偉大作家。在其代表作品 《第2102條軍規》中，海勒以1種荒誕離奇的戰爭形式以及對作品中人物的生動地刻畫，向人們展示了1幕幕荒誕、瘋狂、混亂的人間鬧劇。本文通過解讀《第2102條軍規》中眾多鮮明的.人物，展示了作家在寫作技巧和人物形象的描寫等方面取得的突出成就。從“黑色幽默”的視角，本文詳細闡述了為了加官進爵而殘酷無情的上校—卡斯卡特和貪求利潤的伙食官—米洛；戰爭的犧牲品—白衣士兵和無法掌握自己命運，困惑的牧師—塔普曼；以及眾人皆醉我獨醒、為了擺脫死亡而嘗試了很多計謀去避免戰爭的主人公—約塞連，由此揭示出這部小說荒誕的主題，從而反映了戰後美國官僚社會的陰暗的1面。
關鍵詞：人物形象、官僚、下層人民、反英雄、黑色幽默