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The Effects of In literature sometimes a character can be helped or hindered by the economic, social, or political conditions of the day. In the novel by Joseph Heller, the character Doc Daneeka illustrates this idea perfectly because the conditions surrounding ....

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.... doctor. Before the war arrives on Doc Daneeka's doorstep, it appears to have benefited him. Doc Daneeka was making a nice sum of money from various illegal means. He received kickbacks from drug stores in the area that ran an illegal operation. He also utilized beauty parlors to perform two or three abortions a week to bring in more revenue. When the war begins, Doc Daneeka's practice starts to pick up because of the lack of other doctors. Originally, he thought of the war as a "godsend"; however what he did not realize was that, the war would catch up with him soon enough. One day someone from the draft board came to check on Doctor Daneeka, who w ....