Heller’s most important theme is of twisted bureaucratic power and loss of justice, and Yossarian portrays this powerfully through his rebellion towards the system.
Without Yossarian, the most essential theme of Heller’s novel would not be nearly as prominent. Through the novel, there are many instances of predetermined rules conquering logical observation. Yossarian is in a position that emphasizes the unfair power of preset rules. Doc is recorded as killed in a plane crash, even as he stands next to his men, alive. Also, Yossarian and Dunbar are able to change identities with A. Fortiori because they simply switch places in the hospital. Later, the psychoanalyst sends A. Fortiori home, as he was believed to be Yossarian. In these examples, the men in charge view the events of life as an agreed upon state of mind rather than acknowledging indisputable truth. This is especially evident when applied to the Catch- …show more content…
Yossarian requests to be grounded in from Doc Daneeka, but Doc instead explains that he can only ground him if he is crazy, and he cannot be crazy if he is worried about his safety. Catch-22 is a prison that traps Yossarian and others. It is used by the bureaucratic military to ensure that soldiers never escape. Yossarian attempts to help Doc come back to life, convince the doctors he is not A. Fortiori, and avoid Catch 22. However, no one is interested bending these illogical rules. With this, Heller has shown that corrupt people and institutions care greatly about the guidelines they have decided on. With this, they avoid the responsibility of adjusting to care for
Without Yossarian, the most essential theme of Heller’s novel would not be nearly as prominent. Through the novel, there are many instances of predetermined rules conquering logical observation. Yossarian is in a position that emphasizes the unfair power of preset rules. Doc is recorded as killed in a plane crash, even as he stands next to his men, alive. Also, Yossarian and Dunbar are able to change identities with A. Fortiori because they simply switch places in the hospital. Later, the psychoanalyst sends A. Fortiori home, as he was believed to be Yossarian. In these examples, the men in charge view the events of life as an agreed upon state of mind rather than acknowledging indisputable truth. This is especially evident when applied to the Catch- …show more content…
Yossarian requests to be grounded in from Doc Daneeka, but Doc instead explains that he can only ground him if he is crazy, and he cannot be crazy if he is worried about his safety. Catch-22 is a prison that traps Yossarian and others. It is used by the bureaucratic military to ensure that soldiers never escape. Yossarian attempts to help Doc come back to life, convince the doctors he is not A. Fortiori, and avoid Catch 22. However, no one is interested bending these illogical rules. With this, Heller has shown that corrupt people and institutions care greatly about the guidelines they have decided on. With this, they avoid the responsibility of adjusting to care for