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Timid; shy
Apologetic
Loving of his family and friends
Cowardly
Short, slender, and small (pg. 189)

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Captain in the Air Corps

Give soldiers hope by trusting in God
Pray with enlisted men
Being pushed around by officers

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Having Yossarian as a friend boosts up his
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Making sure his family is protected and
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Challenges
Finding his identity through religion
Questions how the Bible is only a book (pg. 285)
Trying to fit in with the enlisted men and officers, but
no one to relate to
Being humiliated by everyone else
Dreaming about his familys torment
Too shy to speak up
Facing interrogation about the forging of Washington
Irvings name and the stolen plum tomato

Fate
To come out of his shell and become a new person. Throughout the
novel, he has been cowardly and soft spoken, but by the end, he has
learned to persevere
Feeling of anger after officers interrogation
He was furious, more furious at the atrocities of the day than he had
ever felt before in his whole life. (pg. 387)
Its a miracle of human perseverance, I tell you. And thats just what
Im going to do from now on! Im going to persevere. Yes Im going to
persevere. (pg. 449)

Satire
Chaplain Tappman tried to bring religion into war, but in reality, not many
people believed in God
Joseph Heller tried to poke fun at the subject of religion
o War wouldnt happen if there were a God
o Religious people were seen as being weak and not having faith in their
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The name Albert means noble or bright
o High moral standards
The name Taylor means to make a uniform to order
o Ready to service

Anabaptist
Anabaptist definition: to be rebaptised
Chaplain Tappman regains faith and is
rebaptised as a new person

Quotes
People with loud voices frightened him (pg. 267)
It was obvious to the Chaplain now that he was not
suited to his work...He had no real friends (pg. 269)
He would pass the time at Yossarians and Dunbars
table with a shy, reticent smile, seldom speaking
unless addressed (pg. 270)

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