Four Deadly Sins in Catch 22

Heller's satiric work, "Catch-22", is full of maddening contradiction. The characters are in a state of war, yet their actions and reactions are not what you'd expect them to be. He uses black humor and satiric catalogues to show us the insanity of war as well as the nonsense of modern day capitalism. Through the many different ways the characters act and conduct themselves, they illustrate the seven deadly sins. In this essay, we will examine four of them: lust, sloth, pride and greed (avarice).
The Wordsmyth English Dictionary defines lust as a "strong feelings of sexual desire". …