Catch 22 Theme Of Death

Throughout Joseph Heller novel catch 22 the reoccurring theme that seems to show up all throughout the novel is the thought that death will always fallow you and will be right around the corner. I received this claim because I believe Yossarian’s main goal in life is to stay alive by the many times Yossarian is greeted with the idea of death. From when he met the dead man in his tent to his consistent flashback of Swoden. Moreover, he repeatedly has visions of him dying. He seems to be In total awe by the magnitude of ways a human being can die. Conversely, the constant repetition of the thought death makes Yossarian, ironically, live life fuller than what he had done before. He generates a better sense for the preciousness of life and how important it really is. You can see this by the abundance of times he fell in love. Furthermore, the use of this repetition of the idea of death shows that if one person does know that death is ilmenite and that it is un avoidable for everyone no matter who they are will be able to live life to the fullest and makes it able for you to know how you need to live your life and how much life is important for everyone. …show more content…
An example from the novel is when colonel Cathcart wants to become a general but in order to do so he must force Yossarian and his group to fly more missions than what is necessary. This causes Yossarian and his group to find ways out. Never the less, the power of Bureaucracy does not allow the little people, Yossarian, hungry joe, etc., to not be able to do what they want to do because the higher ups become power hungry and utterly