The sooner we get some casualties, the sooner we can make some progress on this. I'd like to get in the Christmas issue if we can. I imagine the circulation is higher then.Heller takes his argument on corruption and capitalism to the extremes in this novel. In the example above, Colonel Cathcart's self-centeredness is overstated by his hopes to get some soldiers killed. Heller is making the statement that many of those in power are corrupt and will do anything and everything in their power to get ahead. Sometimes this greed and ego-mania can distort one's morals, but it is almost ridiculous to think that a Colonel would try to get his men killed in order to look good. That just doesn't make sense either, since usually it looks good when fewer people are killed. Anyway another example of this can be found in the importance everyone places on the profit Milo makes with the syndicate. Everyone was angry when he bombed the squadron, but one look at the profits changed their minds. Heller once again exaggerates the situation, but he is not incorrect in his observation of the power and the danger of profit. He shows Milo as greedy, not malicious, and this allows the reader to see how money and power can affect the judgment of good people.
Until Next Time,
Alysse
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