Catch-22

by

Joseph Heller

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A former fraternity man in college, Aarfy proclaims he is too dumb to understand the danger of his combat missions. He is a navigator with a poor sense of direction, and Yossarian is always telling him, while on the plane, to get out of Yossarian’s way; Aarfy pretends not to understand. Aarfy ends up raping and murdering a woman in Rome, much to Yossarian’s horror, but is confident he will not be prosecuted for his crimes, and is correct in that belief.

Aarfy Quotes in Catch-22

The Catch-22 quotes below are all either spoken by Aarfy or refer to Aarfy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Paradox and Impossibility Theme Icon
).
Chapter 35 Quotes

No, sir . . . it’s generally known that you’ve flown only two missions. And that one of those occurred when Aarfy accidentally flew you over enemy territory while navigating you to Naples for a black-market water cooler.

Related Characters: Milo Minderbinder (speaker), Aarfy, Colonel Cathcart
Page Number: 382
Explanation and Analysis:
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Aarfy Quotes in Catch-22

The Catch-22 quotes below are all either spoken by Aarfy or refer to Aarfy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Paradox and Impossibility Theme Icon
).
Chapter 35 Quotes

No, sir . . . it’s generally known that you’ve flown only two missions. And that one of those occurred when Aarfy accidentally flew you over enemy territory while navigating you to Naples for a black-market water cooler.

Related Characters: Milo Minderbinder (speaker), Aarfy, Colonel Cathcart
Page Number: 382
Explanation and Analysis: