Joseph Heller criticizes all levels of this complex in his wartime satire Catch- 22 through Milo Minderbinder, a businessman who excises no moral boundaries in his insane and fatal pursuit of profit. ... Heller characterizes Milo Minderbinder as a conniving businessman that personifies capitalism's rampant, abysmal greed and influence through his Syndicate. ... Milo's influence over the bureaucratic/ political realm reinforces every notion that money buys power, which Heller argues are the roots of all evil. ... Heller exemplifies the insanity of Milo's cult following by demonst...

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