War changes life as it never can; taken from the novels The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane and Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, the anti-war perception, of which the scars of the human spirit can be seen. Even if the war ends, the war in the hearts of the people is difficult to erase. The authors convey this through the symbolism of the name of the novel in which the characterization of the main character takes place, the first person point of view of the novels, the satirical tone and the deception of war. The red badge of courage symbolizes the wound that Henry saw in it as a symbol of courage. "He would have liked to have a wound too, a red badge of courage."(81) "a badge of courage" is a diction that the author creates, to ironize on the main character, Henry Fleming, who believes this wound is a symbol or badge of courage. From how he said he wished he had an injury, courage is used as an excuse to see the war from evil to good. Unlike the Catch 22 method; Catch 22 symbolizes the illusion of reality that war gives to the people. “Catch-22 didn't exist, he was sure, but that made no difference. What mattered was that everyone thought it existed...” (516) The diction of Catch 22 reveals its non-existence. The connotation of this is a no-win situation that only breeds deception while demonstrating the influence of paradoxical frustration on the people. “…Yossarian but only two Yossarians, or maybe even just one Yossarian – but it really didn’t make any difference! » (267) The main character, John Yossarian, is an example of Catch 22's war of deception that creates for him; this demonstrates lives in a paradoxical situation. The authors use the situations of the setting to characterize the main characters, in order to n...... middle of paper ......06) He thinks he sees hell. The repetition of the phrase emphasizes the illusion the character sees while drawing the readers attention to the deception faced by the character who is a soldier. Similar to Catch 22, the author uses repetition to emphasize the meaning of the phrase: "What's right is right." What's right is right. (472-473) The phrase is spoken by Milo, who gains wealth and popularity through military troops as war breaks out and deception occurs among the people. He takes advantage of other soldiers' advantages to satisfy his personal greed. “righteous” is a dictionary that the author uses to show the deception of war. “Fair” in this case does not have the meaning it usually means, but rather an excuse for actions that are absolutely not fair. The author's intention is to reveal the judgment of the people as the deception of war occurs..