Colonel Cathcart
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Colonel Cathcart is an ambitious, image-obsessed U.S. Army Air Corps officer in Joseph Heller’s novel "Catch-22," known for continually raising the number of missions his men must fly to advance his own career.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel Cathcart canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonistic to enlisted men’s welfare ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Catch-22 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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cowardly ⓘ hypocritical ⓘ image-obsessed ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| commandedUnit | Yossarian’s bombardier squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concern |
how he appears to his superiors
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public image ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynamicWithColonelKorn | allies in manipulating the men ⓘ |
| dynamicWithYossarian | views Yossarian as insubordinate ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | prioritizes personal advancement over soldiers’ lives ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | novel Catch-22 (1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | satirical war novel ⓘ |
| hasSubordinate |
Chaplain Tappman
NERFINISHED
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Major Danby NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Major Major Major NERFINISHED ⓘ Yossarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | satire of ambitious military bureaucracy ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | U.S. Army Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation |
career advancement
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desire for promotion to general ⓘ desire to impress superiors ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
endangers his men to improve his record
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plots to get favorable mentions in The Saturday Evening Post ⓘ repeatedly raises the required number of combat missions ⓘ uses missions as a tool for self-promotion ⓘ volunteers his squadron for dangerous missions ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. Army Air Corps officer ⓘ |
| rank | colonel ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Colonel Korn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | group commander of a bomber squadron ⓘ |
| setting | Pianosa air base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateOf |
General Dreedle
NERFINISHED
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General Peckem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bureaucratic absurdity
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military careerism ⓘ moral cowardice in authority ⓘ |
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