22 compared to 43

Catullus is a critic. Not a terribly mean or nice one but a critic. He criticizes his own life too! These three poems are all criticism. 22 specifically criticizes a 'poet' named Suffenus who Catullus thought neccessary to make publicy known was horrible. Like in poem 43, Suffenus did not think he was a bad poet, he actually thought he was a sophisticated poet. In poem 43 the girl was thought to be beautiful and even compared to Lesbia when, according to Catullus, she was just the opposite. Perhaps Catullus just likes to shed light on some certain things that that people truly are incapable of seeing for themselves.
No matter what the case, after reading these three poems, poem number 43, and almost all of the other poems we have been reading in class, I think Catullus can be a pretty comical poet. I can't imagine anybody hearing this, whatever the time period, and not laughing. He says Rufus has a goat under his armpit! The critical poems seem to me to be on the funny side. So, maybe he likes making people laugh at the plain truth?
In conclusion, although I am not entirely sure and can't even be since Catullus is no longer among the living, I think Catullus enjoys criticizing people for his pleasure and for other people's laughter.