Milo Minderbinder
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Milo Minderbinder is the enterprising mess officer in Joseph Heller’s novel "Catch-22," best known for his absurdly expansive black-market syndicate that satirizes war profiteering and capitalism.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| allegiance | M&M Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Catch-22 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
Catch-22 (1970 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catch-22 (2019 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
absurdity of war
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bureaucratic insanity ⓘ commodification of everything ⓘ moral relativism ⓘ |
| businessModel |
black market trading
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syndicate capitalism ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
amoral
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entrepreneurial ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Catch-22 universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Catch-22 (1961 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | M&M Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Catch-22 (1970 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catch-22 (2019 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInFiction | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Everyone has a share ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic figure
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embodiment of absurd bureaucracy ⓘ satirical device ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
black-market syndicate
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satire of capitalism ⓘ war profiteering satire ⓘ |
| occupation | mess officer ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of Catch-22 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | American war novel ⓘ |
| role | enterprising mess officer ⓘ |
| settingContext | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocationInFiction | Mediterranean theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
corporate greed
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moral corruption in war ⓘ unrestrained capitalism ⓘ war profiteering ⓘ |
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