Both Uses of
idealism
in
Catch-22
- He was a militant idealist who crusaded against racial bigotry by growing faint in its presence.†
Chpt 8 *
- The startled wrinkles would always remain, like deep black scars, and Yossarian felt sorry for the gentle, moral, middle-aged idealist, as he felt sorry for so many people whose shortcomings were not large and whose troubles were light.†
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(idealism as in: youthful idealism) the belief that behavior should be guided by high ideals or standards and often that good things will result -- sometimes used to imply that such beliefs are unrealistic