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Character Analysis: Captain Black
Captain Black

-Captain Black is a naturally mean person who enjoys causing mental pain and anguish to others. Nately describes Captain Black the most negatively.
-Heller doesn’t reveal what he was doing before the war.
-Captain Black acts as the intelligence officer during the war. This means that he is supposed to be “more intelligent than anyone else in the squadron”. It is hard to tell if Captain Black is successful in this, but more than likely he is not because he ultimately fails to become a major.
-Captain Black’s primary goal is to become Major Duluth’s replacement as squadron commander after Major Duluth dies. He wants this job because there is no risk of flying, and thus no risk of dying associated with the position. He
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