... military life on the base. Cathcart's ignorance and inhumanity is clear, by raising the number of missions in hoping of promotion. Scheisskopf (meaning "shit head", which is an accurate comic description of the character) concentrates on his parades with ridiculous attention to detail which are irrelevant to the war. This "duo" emphasises their incompetence on a satirical note, though maintaining their prestige and power throughout. The American ... the humourous tone. Using events to divert attentions of how sinister the war is, the reader is cushioned by this protective device which C...

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