Doc Daneeka is a fictional character in the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Doc Daneeka is the squadron physician and a friend of the novel's protagonist, Yossarian. "Catch-22" itself is first explained in the novel when Yossarian asks Doc Daneeka to excuse him from combat duty. Doc Daneeka is also the title of Chapter 4 of the novel.
Doc Daneeka's main motivation throughout is for his own welfare, if that be making money or protecting his own l...
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Doc Daneeka is a fictional character in the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Doc Daneeka is the squadron physician and a friend of the novel's protagonist, Yossarian. "Catch-22" itself is first explained in the novel when Yossarian asks Doc Daneeka to excuse him from combat duty. Doc Daneeka is also the title of Chapter 4 of the novel.
Doc Daneeka's main motivation throughout is for his own welfare, if that be making money or protecting his own life. He generally forgets his moral duty as a physician except in the most extreme of circumstances.
Doc Daneeka's goal before he is drafted into the war is to make a successful business out of his medical practice based in New York. He lies to the drafting board about his health in an attempt to avoid the war and become well-off, as the competition is drafted instead.
Once he is drafted his main goal is to get through the war alive. He is a hypochondriac who never gets ill, and is looking to avoid anything that would increase the risk to his...
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