Blog Four.

Chapter Ten
Theme: Isanity as the Sane Choice of Action
Quotation: "There is no light. I don't feel like starting my generator. I used to get a kick out of saving people's lives. Now I wonder what the hell's the point, since they all have to die anyway."
In this quote, he is being very selfish. He is acting as if it doesn't matter if thousands of innocent people die, so he isn't going to worry about saving them. Just because you don't feel like doing something, it doesn't mean you shouldn't.


4.) Chapter Twelve
Theme: Rationality vs. Superstition
Quotation: "The enemy," retorted Yossarian with weighted precision, "is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on, and that includes Colonel Cathcart. And don't you forget that, because the longer you remember it, the longer you might live." Chapter 12, pg. 134
This is basically saying that you can't trust anyone, even if they are fighting with you rather than against you. He is saying that the only one you can trust is yourself, so you don't need anyone. In my oppinion it is very selfish to think that way. If you get hurt you will need to trust someone to help you, and others would want you to look out for them as well.


5.) Chapter Thirteen
Theme: Sense of Guilt
Quotation: "You know, that might be the answer - to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That's a trick that never seems to fail." Chapter 13, pg. 149
This is saying that if you brag about what you did wrong, then it will go away faster than if you lat the guilt get to you.

Blog Three.

1. Givin the same situation, I probably wouldn't do the same things he did. I would be the one who sits back and takes whatever is thrown at me. I wouldn't try and fight the system, all I would want to do is get it over with and get back home to my loved ones. I don't think it makes much sense to fight the military or any other powerful systems, I don't think it would help in any way. Then again if you have a probable cause for fighting the system then it never hurts to try.

2. I agree with Joseph Heller that we have the freedom to say no. We make our own decisions in life have the right to say anything we want.We can say no to drugs, alcohol, and sex! It is all our own choice if we end up addicted to crack, heroine, or cocaine. It is our own fault if we end up in prison for being drunk in public or dead because we decided one drink wouldn't affect our driving. It is our own fault if we young girls end up pregnant and have no clue how to take care of a baby. So, yes i do agree with that statement.

3. I believe that the book may have been as effective if it had been written in a more serious manner. It might have been just a little bit easier to understand and a lot less confusing to me as the reader. I think the book would have the same meaning, just would be more understandable.