Doc Daneeka is just one of many funny characters in this book. He is one of Yossarian's close friends because of how often Yossarian see's him for an excuse to stop fighting. Doc Daneeka was a struggling doctor back in the states until all of his competion was drafted into the war, then he was able to pick up all their lost business. Just as things were going right for him, he got drafted. Now all he does in the Army is assign all of his patients to his assistants and sits around and complains about his problems all day. In this quote he is refusing to help Hungry Joe who screams in his sleep because of nightmares. Doc doesn't want to hear about anyone else's problems he just wants people to listen to his. Every time these men complete their duties and expect to go home their officers extend their duties. This is causing many of them men to lose it and become detached from reality because all they know anymore is a world of war.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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Doc Daneeka really got lucky when his competitors got drafted into the war. That sucks that he was also drafted. I would be ticked off if everything was picking up for me and then it all came crashing down because i was drafted.
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