22 is all about how one person cared only about himself and focused only on his needs. All Yossarian cared about was he wanted to go home and that was it. He didnt care about the war he didnt care about the soldiers he was supposed to be supporting with the missions he flew. All that mattered to him was that he was in danger and he didnt like it and wanted to go home. He watched all his close friends die one by one but it didnt faze him. His mind was made up. A Few Good Men was at the other extreme. It showed life in the military as a hard, unforgiving life where one slipup could result in death or serious harm. The two Marines Dawson and Downey were the total opposite of Yossarian. Where he was undisciplined they were disciplined. While he only cared about himself they believed in their mission and were willing to die for it. Dawson and Downey were described as recruiting poster Marines while Yossarian would be sent off to count cracks on the runway the second anyone important showed up. All in all both these works are good stories but neither seems to be particularly accurate. Im sure that military life falls somewhere in between these two extremes....
