Chief White Halfoat and Flume Character Analysis in Catch-22

A Native American soldier and assistant to Captain Black, Halfoat enjoys tormenting “the white man,” including his tent-mate, Flume, whom he vows to murder in his sleep. At the same time, Halfoat promises that he himself will die of pneumonia come winter. Halfoat does indeed end up dying this way.

Chief White Halfoat and Flume Character Timeline in Catch-22

The timeline below shows where the character Chief White Halfoat and Flume appears in Catch-22. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Doc Daneeka shares a tent with Chief White Halfoat , a Native American soldier whom Daneeka hates. Daneeka tells Yossarian his medical practice at... (full context)

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Chief White Halfoat is the assistant intelligence officer to Captain Black, although Halfoat cannot read or write. He... (full context)

...he smashes him in the face with his paddle. An enormous fight breaks out, and Chief White Halfoat accidentally punches Moodus, Dreedle’s loathed assistant and son-in-law, in the face. (full context)

Chief White Halfoat is playing a practical joke on his tent-mate, Flume, whispering to him that he, Halfoat, will eventually slit Flume’s throat as he sleeps. This... (full context)

...visit. Major Major tells Milo he wishes to take all meals in his trailer. When Flume attempts to tell Major Major about his fears regarding Chief White Halfoat, Major Major tells... (full context)

Outside the club, Chief White Halfoat shows up, drunk, driving Captain Black’s jeep, and tells Yossarian, Nately, and Dunbar to hop... (full context)

...out into the woods, the chaplain, exhausted at this point from physical exertion, runs into Flume, Chief White Halfoat’s former tent-mate, who has been living in the wild out of fear... (full context)

...his new tent-mates, and runs into Chief White Halfoat, who is drunk and complaining about Flume. Flume has recently moved back into their tent, because he expects that Halfoat is about... (full context)