The protagonist of the novel, Jane Eyre grows up feeling alienated and ostracized. Treated as an outcast by her cousins and Aunt Reed she, righteously, develops a desire to be out of their care. Her aunt, who wants to be rid of Jane, decides to send her off to school.

During an intense dispute with her Mrs. Reed, Jane states, “I am glad you are no relation of mine… You think I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness; but I cannot live so.” (Chapter 4, pg 45) This reveals not only her need for love and equality, but also her sense of justice and perception of injustice. These characteristics are also evident throughout the remainder of the book, such as when she is looking for a relationship. Once she discovers Mr. Rochester's previous marriage to Bertha Mason, Jane decides against marrying him. She reasons that instead of being his wife, she would be made his mistress, thus losing her self respect. Later, Jane refuses to marry St. John Rivers due to the lack of love that there would be in the relationship. In the end of the novel, she finds a perfect balance of love, freedom, and equality in Mr. Rochester, therefore choosing to marry him.

Mrs. Reed

Mrs. Reed's undying hatred of Jane was caused by her deceased husband, who had cared for their niece more than their own children. When on his death bed, he made her swear to continue raising Jane. Although she keeps her promise, Mrs. Reed detests her niece, and treats her with hardly any respect whatsoever. Nine years after she sent Jane to school, Mrs. Reed's health deteriorates. Jane returns to Gateshead and attempts to reconcile with her unloving aunt. Despite her requests for forgiveness, Mrs. Reed ignores Jane's apologies, and continues resenting her niece until she perishes.

Mrs. Reed's grudge towards Jane reveals her jealousy; this envy is merely a result of her niece receiving better treatment than her own children. She is selfish and unjust because she cares more about herself and her own jealous feelings than of her mistreatment of Jane. Finally, her ability to mistreat Jane without any cross feelings exposes her pitiless and unsympathetic nature.

Bessie Lee

As the maid at Gateshead, Bessie is frequently required to take care of Jane, and is her main source of enjoyment as a child. She is nicer to Jane more often than any other resident at the mansion. At times, Bessie sings to her and tells her stories of fairies, which Jane always finds pleasure in. Once, she even criticizes Mrs. Reed for being too harsh on Jane, which shows that she has sympathy towards the mistreated girl. Because of Bessie's kindness, Jane appreciates her more than the other ruthless inhabitants of Gateshead.

Helen Burns- Helen Burns's character contrasts with Jane's right from the start. Although Jane is religious, Helen's faith is undying until the day of her death. She continuously acts the way she feels God would want her to, and both accepts and forgives whatever unkindness comes her way. It is her belief that God will reward the good, and punish the evil. At first, Helen feels Jane is naïve when the latter would disagree with what she said, or say that she, herself, is unable to be as forgiving. Throughout their friendship at Lowood, Helen teaches Jane much about religion, God, and His ways. Soon, however, Helen becomes ill and passes away, with Jane in her arms, saying “I have faith; I am going to God.”

Edward Rochester

Soon after meeting him, Jane falls in love with Mr. Rochester, her master, despite his higher social and economical class. Regardless of the unconventionality of the couple, Mr. Rochester returns this love. It was neither her appearance that he finds attractive, nor her wealth. He is fascinated by her mind, and how interesting an individual she is. Deeply in love with Jane, Rochester provides her with the opportunity to have a relationship filled with affection, devotion, and passion towards each other. However, he holds a well kept secret, which he conceals even from Jane. Early in his life, he married a young woman from a rich family out of pure greed. Bertha Mason, his wife, “Caught the germ of insanity,” according to Mr. Rochester, soon after their marriage. She had to be pent up in a third story apartment within Thornfield Hall, a mansion of his, for the remainder of her existence. Once this is revealed to Jane, she is forced to make a decision. She feels she would lose her self esteem and pride if she's made his mistress, so she chooses to leave him. After Bertha's death, almost a year later, Jane visits Mr. Rochester, and rebuilds their relationship. In spite of his blindness and amputated hand, their love towards one another has not tapered. Even though in the eighteen hundreds, the common belief was that men are superior to women, Jane now considers herself his equal. With Bertha dead, and there being no hindrance to a marriage, they wed, and live together, forever blissful.

Mr. Rochester's unorthodox love for Jane catches even her off guard. His love for a woman, who is physically plain, yet mentally deep, shows that he's not shallow. Furthermore, Jane not only works for him and is of lower class, but is also poor; therefore, in loving her and proposing to her, he proves that he isn't worried about what other people think of him. Moreover, Rochester is exceedingly caring of the ones he loves. One such example is when he discovers that Bertha had snuck into Jane's room at night; he shudders at the thought of what could have happened to her. Finally, caring for Bertha, despite her insane state, exemplifies his humane personality.

Blanche Ingram

Greedy and superficial, Blanche is a wealthy member of the upper class, who scorns Jane for looking plain and for her “dependant” status. She seems to love Mr. Rochester, but in reality, it is only his money she seeks. When Rochester spreads a rumor that his fortune is only one third of what is supposed, Miss Ingram instantly ceases to like him, consequently proving that it was out of pure greed that she wanted to wed him. Mr. Rochester had only been feigning his desire to marry her in order to make Jane jealous. This fails to work, however, because Jane believes that she is superior to Blanche; therefore, she doesn't see a reason to be jealous.

Bertha Mason

As a youth, Mr. Rochester's father and brother suggest that he marry Bertha Mason due to the large fortune which he would acquire. They don't tell him, though, that a history of insanity runs in her blood. Her mother, who Edward believes to be dead, is actually living in an insane asylum. Rochester and Bertha never become thoroughly familiar with each other before he makes the quick decision to marry her, mistaking the feelings he holds for her as true love. Bertha then turns mad soon after their wedding. Her insanity can be considered a consequence for his quick and greedy action of marrying her. He suffers the consequences for his greed, as his marriage is a terrible mistake; it affects not only his future happiness, but Jane's thoughts of him as well. Although Jane and Rochester eventually marry, it is because of Bertha's existence that Jane originally flees Thornfield Hall.

St. John Rivers

St John Rivers serves as a foil character to Edward Rochester. Mr. Rochester is emotional, and described as “fiery” by Jane, whereas St. John is distant, cold, ambitious, unemotional, and he doesn't reveal his feelings openly. Exceptionally religious, he is highly dedicated to his career as a minister in Morton; however, he still intends to leave for India to be a missionary as soon as possible. Like Mr. Rochester, he also proposes to Jane, his cousin. A marriage between him and Jane would give her the opportunity to make a larger difference in the world than she could make otherwise. However, this benefit comes with a downside- to wed him would mean to abandon love and passion. Jane can't give up this essential requirement of her heart, so she refuses his proposal.

Diana Rivers

 Diana's kind and selfless disposition accounts for the care she gives Jane while Jane is ill. Similar to Jane, Diana Rivers holds a career as a governess as well. They both are also very knowledgeable and interested in learning. Diana is Jane's cousin, but she additionally serves as Jane's role model. She is handsome, a good leader, and independent. According to the novel, Jane contemplates, “If in our trio there was a superior and a leader, it was Diana.” (Chapter 30, pg 406)

Mary Rivers

 Also holding a career as a private governess, Mary Rivers has much in common with her sister, Diana, and her cousin, Jane. The many traits shared between those three relatives make them inseparable. Thinking about Mary and her sister, Jane reflects, “Our natures dovetailed, mutual affection of the strongest kind was the result.” (Chapter 30, pg 406) Jane admires her, too, for being an independent woman, who is able to provide for herself; this further proves that women are equal to men.

One major theme in Catch-22 is that the human body is not immortal. Death will occur at one point or another, and there is an innumerable amount of causes that could bring it about. Yossarian realizes this on his mission over Avignon, after Snowden was injured. Yossarian tries to save him, yet he is unable to do so. He witnesses Snowden slow death, and can't do anything to help, except say, “there, there.” The fact that there is nothing Yossarian could do to keep him from dying shows Yossarian that death is unavoidable. Realizing this, he makes the decision to prolong life as long as possible, and at all costs. He begins to see danger lurking around every corner, and is afraid to fly any more missions, realizing the risk involved in flying them. As more and more of his friends are killed in combat, he reasons that the next mission he flies could be his last, so he refuses to fly anymore. He realizes how precious his life is, and feels that it's a miracle that he's survived as long as he has.

Throughout Catch-22, the narrator's attitude towards women is that they are only for sex, and that they are inferior to men. Not only is almost every woman in this novel is a prostitute, but also the way the men act towards them is very degrading. At one point, Yossarian remarks, “Women are crazy.” (Chapter 28, page 315) Furthermore, Orr asks, “Did you ever screw Nately's girl?” and also, “Did you ever screw my girl?” (Chapter 28, pg 314) The way those two questions are worded implies that the two girls are merely possessions, rather than individuals. Moreover, when discussing Yossarian's new roommates, the author writes, “They were worse than women,” (Chapter 32, pg 347) which is obviously demeaning of them. Finally, Nately says to his girl friend, “Don't argue with me, I'm the man and you have to do whatever I say.” (Chapter 33, pg 356) This statement suggests that men are superior women, and that women must obey them.

Another major theme in this novel is the difference between sanity and insanity. Throughout the novel, people constantly are calling each other crazy and insane. Most people in Yossarian's squadron believe that he and Orr are the craziest ones there, for separate reasons. Yossarian is believed to be crazy because he is petrified of flying missions, and because he thinks everyone is trying to kill him. Orr, on the other hand, is considered insane because his plane has been shot down during almost every mission, yet he still flies. However it seems that they, out of everyone, have the clearest view of the absurdities of both the war and the bureaucracy. Unlike the people who call them crazy, they both understand the dangers of war, and try to escape from them. As Yossarian sees it, the people who truly are insane are the men who continue to go to combat and put their own lives at risk.

The tone throughout Catch-22 is wry, sarcastic, and very satirical. One example of the satire in the novel is when Yossarian's bomb squadron is ordered to bomb a tiny, peaceful, undefended village, reducing the whole community to rubble without warning them first. The “reason” they have to do this is to “knock the whole village sliding down the side of the mountain and create a roadblock that the Germans will have to clear.” (Chapter 29, pg 325) This ridiculous mission would cause many deaths, and it is completely unnecessary. Right during the briefing, Colonal Korn even admits that they don't care about the roadblock, as long as the bombs are placed close together, in order to look nice in a photograph.

A second example of the satire in Catch-22 is when the chaplain is being interrogated in the cellar. The officer states, “We accuse you also of the commission of crimes and infractions we don't even know about yet. Guilty or innocent?” (Chapter 36, pg 386) The chaplain responds, “I don't know,sir. How can I say if you don't tell me what they are first?” (Chapter 36, pg 386) Then, they suddenly mark him down as guilty, without any evidence whatsoever to back up their absurd accusation. A final example of Joseph Heller's satirical tone is when Doc Daneeka gets reported as being killed. He is marked down as “dead” because he's on the flight roster of the crashed plane, even though he is clearly living all the while. He even goes to the Gus and Wes to get his temperature taken, and they say, “You're dead, sir... That's probably the reason you always feel so cold.” (Chapter 31, pg 341) Also, Sergeant Towser was heavy hearted, because of “Doc Daneeka, the new dead man in the squadron, who most certainly was there and gave every indication of proving a still thornier administrative problem for him.” (Chapter 31, pg 340) The fact that Doc Daneeka is still obviously living, and yet everyone is acting as if he's dead, is completely ridiculous and very satirical.

A major theme in this work of literature is the gender obstacles for women of that time period. Bertha Mason, an important character of the novel, represents the confined wife of the nineteenth century, who's only job is thought to be in the kitchen. She symbolizes what would happen to a woman after being pent up for so long. Throughout the story, Jane must overcome this barrier. She must prove herself to be both equal to men, and also autonomous. She accomplishes this by running away from Thornfield and acquiring a job as a teacher of poor children. Once she confirms to herself her independence, she then marries Mr. Rochester, now confident that she is his equal.

Another theme in Jane Eyre is the barriers of social classes in the Victorian era. Even as a child, Jane is criticized for being poor, such as when John Reed states, “You are a dependent… You have no money… You ought to beg, and not live here with gentlemen's children like us…” (Chapter 1, pg 15) This quote shows that children as young as fourteen, like John, are already criticizing people of lower social status. Furthermore, Blanche Ingram openly detests Jane for her low position in society, as well. Moreover, the treatment Jane received when Hannah answered the door at Moor's End also suggests this theme. Seeing her as a beggar, Hannah presumed she was a bad person. After becoming acquainted with her, she apologized to Jane for her prejudice. By the end of this novel, Jane proves that her poverty does not make her an inferior person.

Many times throughout this work, Bronte even criticizes the upper castes through the personalities of the people in them. Miss Ingram's character is snobby, greedy, and unkind. She only wants to marry Mr. Rochester for his money, and therefore is portrayed as a nasty person. Jane's cousin, John Reed, was cruel and abusive to her as a child, and later developed gambling problems. Mrs. Reed is an unjust and heartless woman, who treated Jane with contempt. All three of these characters are in the upper class, and they are all used by Charlotte Bronte to express her opinion of that caste.

The red room, which Jane gets locked in as a child, symbolizes both imprisonment and also what a marriage to St. John Rivers would be like. When Jane is trapped inside the third story room of Gateshead, the very room that her Uncle Reed died in, she experiences emotional and physical imprisonment. Nobody listens to her cries or lets her out of the room; her terror builds up until she eventually faints. If she accepted St. John's proposal, and traveled with him to India, Jane would also be emotionally confined. She knew that if she married him, she must abandon love and passion forever. And yet, when speaking to her Diana Rivers about St. John, she states, “Yet, if forced to be his wife, I can imagine the possibility of conceiving an inevitable, strange, torturing kind of love for him, because he is so talented…” (Chapter 35, pg 481) And if she did develop this love for him, Jane continued, “He would not want me to love him; and if I showed the feeling, he would make me sensible that it was a superfluity, unrequired by him, unbecoming in me.” (Chapter 35, pg 481) Therefore, Jane feels that if she married him, she would have to conceal any love her heart felt forever; that is, if such feelings were felt at all. So, due to this imprisonment that she'd experience if she married St. John, Jane refuses his proposal.

Throughout her work, Bronte uses incredibly detailed descriptions to help her readers form a better picture of whatever is described. One such example is, “the stream descending the ravine, swelled with past spring rains, poured along plentiful and clear, catching golden gleams from the sun, and sapphire tints from the firmament.” (Chapter 34, pg 464)

However, she uses imagery not only to describe the environment, but also to describe people. Mr. Rochester is often described as being fiery. On the other hand, Charlotte Bronte frequently compares St. John Rivers to ice, not only in his actions, but also in his feelings and speech.

Charlotte Bronte treats Jane with a compassionate and hopeful tone. Whenever Jane is experiencing hardship and trial, this becomes more noticeable. Bronte begins to describe Jane's emotions in such situations to help the audience better understand the way she's feeling. This is not only during physical hardships, but during emotional suffering as well, such as when Jane flees from Thornfield Hall, while she is still in love with Rochester. Charlotte Bronte chooses this attitude towards Jane to influence the readers into viewing her through the same sympathetic perspective.

The same night that Mr. Rochester proposes to Jane for the first time, half of the great horse-chestnut tree splits away, due to a bolt of lightning. This is foreshadowing of Jane “splitting” away from Mr. Rochester. Additionally, Jane's dream, in which she sits atop the remnants of Thornfield Hall, foreshadows its future destruction. Charlotte Bronte uses these two instances of foreshadowing to add excitement and anticipation to her novel, making it much more interesting to read.

The protagonist of the novel, Yossarian is a rational and realistic person, whose goal is simply to stay alive. However, this isn't easy for him, because total strangers are trying to murder him whenever he flies his missions. In addition to that, there's also Colonel Cathcart, who keeps raising the number of missions he has to fly whenever he comes close to finishing them. Yossarian does anything and everything he can to prevent himself from having to complete those missions. He plans on faking engine failure over the Italian Alps, and landing in a neutral country. He also fakes liver problems to be able to stay in the comfortable hospital, secluded from the dangers of war. The pain in his liver which he feigns dumbfounds the doctors, because it falls just short of jaundice, and yet it refuses to go away. Furthermore, Yossarian attempts to escape from the war by asking to be grounded by Doc Daneeka, the one person who can ground him. Unfortunately, Yossarian comes across a major problem there: Catch-22. Catch-22 states that anyone who is willing to risk their life by flying missions is obviously insane and unfit to fly. However, by asking to be grounded, they prove themselves to be sane, and therefore have to be kept on duty.

Yossarian's outlook throughout the novel is expressed very well when it states, “Nobody had a right to take such frightful risks with his life.” (Chapter 30, pg 332) He felt that Colonel Cathcart didn't have the right to increase the number of missions, therefore putting him in danger. Despite Yossarian's goal of saving himself, however, he is not a selfish person. He turns down Colonel Korn and Colonel Cathcart's deal at the end of the novel, because he doesn't want to let down the rest of his squadron. This shows his selfless nature. Yossarian is also very brave, regardless of his fear of flying. When he refuses to complete any more missions, even Colonel Korn says, “You're an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand.” He is not afraid of confrontation with his superiors, and he will oppose them if he feels it is right or necessary. Finally, Yossarian is a very caring individual, because he grieves for the deaths of his friends. When he hears of Hungry Joe's death, he even begins to cry, and hides his tears in the crook of his shoulder.

Colonel Cathcart

Has aspires to become a general, and therefore is always trying to make a good impression on his superiors. He does this by increasing the mandatory number of missions throughout the book and also volunteering his squadron for the hardest missions, in order to prove that he's a good leader. He even goes as far as to carry around a cigarette holder wherever he goes, in a desperate attempt to improve his image. Colonel Cathcart is not a very bright person, and he often looks to Colonel Korn for reassurance. At one point, he “began banging on his buzzer with his fist for Colonel Korn to come running into his office and assure him that everybody loved him, that Yossarian was a figment of his imagination, and that he was making wonderful progress in the splendid and valiant campaign he was waging to become a general.” (Chapter 21, pg 215) Cathcart is a very selfish person, and he is willing to do anything to get himself into The Saturday Evening Post. He even decides to volunteer his group for the second mission to Avignon to help “speed things up.” (Chapter 25, pg 282) On that same page, he also states “The sooner we get some casualties, the sooner we can make some progress on this,” thus showing his heartless character.

Nately

A kind, caring, good-natured teenage boy, Nately comes from a rich family that dislikes “new money.” He falls in love with a prostitute in Rome, and finally wins over her heart by letting her get a full night's sleep. The next morning, he spends his time dashing about the apartment, shushing everyone in sight. This shows his considerate feelings towards her. He respects her and scolds his friends for speaking of her in a derogatory manner. Also, while in the hospital after Yossarian punches him in the nose, Nately repeatedly apologizes to Yossarian. He had done nothing wrong, so there was no need to apologize, but doing so anyway shows his good nature.

Milo Minderbinder

Milo is greedy and is willing to kill his own men to earn money. He cares so much about his syndicate that he even attempts to feed his squadron chocolate-covered cotton, knowing that it would make them sick. To increase his prosperity and the success of his syndicate, he even signed a contract with Germany, saying that he would bomb his own squadron for money. Many deaths and injuries were caused by doing so, but all he could think about was the money, showing his selfishness. Another example confirming this trait is when he carries out an elaborate plan on gullible Colonel Cathcart. Falling for it, Cathcart gives him permission to not fly any more combat missions. Instead, other men, including Yossarian, will be forced to fly them for Milo, while he gets rewarded for their efforts. By carrying out that plan, Milo is endangering the lives of his friends, in order to protect his own, which is extremely selfish.

Chaplain Tappman

Very kind, forgiving, and sympathetic, Chaplain Tappman is afraid of confrontation and isn't very brave. He is lonely and misses his family, and he cares very deeply about them. He always worries that some tragedy will occur, killing them. The chaplain also has very little self confidence and not many friends; however, he treasures the few he does have. Chaplain Tappman shows his compassion when he sees Captain Flume in the woods. Upon seeing him, “The chaplain was moved almost to tears by the harassed, bedraggled picture the captain presented, and he filled with deference and compassion at the thought of the many severe rigors the poor man had to endure daily.” (Chapter 25, pg 278) Throughout the novel, many of the horrible things involved with war test the chaplain's faith, which grows steadily weaker. At the end of the novel, he once again rediscovers his faith in God when he realizes that Orr is still alive and well. Along with increased faith, Orr's perseverence in paddling to Sweden gives him hope, and he says, “If Orr could row to Sweden, then I can triumph over Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn, if I persevere.” (Chapter 41, pg 451) Chaplain Tappman suddenly becomes very brave and confident, and he even feels up to punching Captain Black in the nose the very next time he sees him. The chaplain can be compared to the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz, who, after being very timid and shy, finally becomes courageous at the conclusion of the movie.

Chief White Halfoat

Of Native American ancestry, Chief white Halfoat often brings up how the White Man forced his family off their land. Any time they tried to settle down, they were moved away because oil was discovered there, which is why his family had lived in several different states. Halfoat is an alcoholic, and even tried to bring whiskey into the hospital by smuggling it inside empty shampoo bottles. He made up his mind early on that he would die of pneumonia, and stuck with that decision. He punches Colonel Moodus in the nose each time he saw him, and he also threatens to slit Captain Flume's throat from ear to ear. Eventually, just as he predicted, Chief White Halfoat did die of pneumonia. In the novel, his character represents most Native Americans and their opinions of the “White Man.”

Orr

As Yossarian's optimistic roommate, Orr is continually making improvements to their tent, such as putting in a concrete floor and the fixing the stove. He is “an eccentric midget, a freakish, likable dwarf with a smutty mind and a thousand valuable skills that would keep him in a low income group all his life.” (Chapter 28, pg 312) Yossarian also describes him as “a happy imbecile” and a “warm-hearted, simple-minded gnome.” (Chapter 28, pg 310) When asked why he doesn't stop flying missions, Orr tells Yossarian that he doesn't mind flying missions even though he gets shot down almost every time. Later on, Yossarian realizes that Orr was deliberately being shot down to gain experience at crash landing. He had planned all along on being shot down, and then rowing to neutral Sweden, that way he wouldn't have to fight any longer. At the end of the novel, he carried through with this plan, and ended up alive and well in Sweden. Despite his simple-mindedness, Orr is also very intelligent, for he clearly understands the dangers of war, and he escapes to Sweden.

Captain “Aarfy” Aardvark

Aarfy is Yossarian's flight navigator, and is useless at navigating. He also seems to have no sense for danger whatsoever. Whenever flak is shot at Yossarian's plane and Yossarian is scared and frustrated out of his mind, Aarfy just stands there with a dumb smile on his fearless face, pretending he can't hear Yossarian's orders. Later on in the novel, Aarfy rapes Michaela, a maid, and throws her out the window, killing her. When Yossarian first tells him that he is in huge trouble and would be arrested, he says that he only raped her once. Yossarian shouts back, “But you killed her, Aarfy!” (Chapter 39, pg 418) “Oh, I had to do that after I raped her,” (Chapter 39, pg 418) Aarfy replies with a clear conscience, showing that he doesn't care at all about the woman he had just killed. Soon, when the police was arriving, he began to show fear for the first time in the novel. Aarfy is also a “Climber,” as Nately's parents would describe him. For example, throughout the novel, Aarfy tries to make friends with Nately, that way he could get a job from Nately's wealthy father after the war.

Doc Daneeka

Doc Daneeka was an unsuccessful physician living on Staten Island before the war. When the war started, other doctors were drafted into the army, and his practice started booming because of it. Life was good, and he was happy. Suddenly, Doc Daneeka, himself, was drafted into the army, making him unable to enjoy his new-found success. Because of this, whenever somebody else complains about their problems, Doc Daneeka always says “You think you've got it bad?”, and then goes on to tell them about his problems. He has a very big sense of self pity, and he is very often uncaring and unimpressed when it comes to other people's problems. Doc Daneeka is also the person who first introduces Yossarian to Catch-22. Finally, because Doc Daneeka's name is on the flight roster for McWatt's plane, he is pronounced dead when the plane crashes into a mountain. People instantly begin to ignore him and act as though he's dead, even though he is obviously still living. Even Sergeant Knight insists that Doc Daneeka is dead, despite the fact that the two of them are standing side by side. This ridiculousness is symbolic of the insanity and inefficiency of bureaucracy.

Hungry Joe

Obsessed with taking pictures naked girls, Hungry Joe used to be a photographer for Life Magazine before the war started. Since then, he has just been using that past occupation as an excuse to get girls naked and photograph them, although the pictures never come out anyway. Hungry Joe is also very short tempered, angering extremely easily. Everything from Aarfy smacking his lips while puffing on a pipe to McWatt snapping his cards while playing blackjack aggravates him. Additionally, whenever Hungry Joe doesn't have to fly more missions, he has nightmares as he sleeps, yelling at the top of his voice, while Huple's cat sleeps on his face. Eventually, the cat suffocates him to death while he sleeps, for he doesn't wake up before he runs out of air. Finally, as Colonal Cathcart raises the mandatory number of missions, Hungry Joe is also a victim, just like Yossarian. Every time he finishes the missions and packs his bagsto go home, the number of missions is raised again. He is then forced to unpack everything and risk his life flying more missions.