Doc Daneeka

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Doc Daneeka is the cynical, self-interested army flight surgeon in Joseph Heller’s novel "Catch-22," known for his darkly comic outlook on war and bureaucracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
flight surgeon
literary character
military doctor
affiliation United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
appearsIn Catch-22 NERFINISHED
screen adaptations of Catch-22
stage adaptations of Catch-22
associatedWith Catch-22 (paradox)
Pianosa air base NERFINISHED
Yossarian NERFINISHED
basedIn fictional 256th Squadron
characterTrait bureaucratic
cowardly
cynical
opportunistic
pessimistic
self-interested
self-pitying
creator Joseph Heller NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Catch-22 NERFINISHED
genre dark comedy
war fiction
knownFor complaining about his own health
darkly comic outlook on war
manipulating flight status records
languageOfWork English
literaryFunction embodies bureaucratic absurdity
highlights moral cowardice in war
medium novel
narrativeRole comic figure
satirical figure
supporting character
nationality American
occupation army flight surgeon
doctor
relationshipToYossarian squadron flight surgeon GENERATED
setting World War II NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement absurdity of war
critique of military bureaucracy
self-preservation
workLocation Army Air Corps base on Pianosa (fictionalized) NERFINISHED

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Catch-22 mainCharacter Doc Daneeka