Theme There are numerous themes in Catch 22 such as Bureaucracy, Death and the phrase “Catch 22” itself
An overwhelming amount of fear is developed through the story as Yossarian and the other soldier’s own vicarious and dangerous actions are never their own decisions, but those of the commanding officer’s above them. The soldiers must risk their lives every mission, even when the missions become pointless, even very late in the novel when they find out they have essentially won the war they continue to fly missions. As well as this, no superior will listen to the questions, comments and concerns of the men below them. Major Major Major for instance will only see people in his office when he is not there, and Scheisskopf questions Clevinger …show more content…
Using this name to sign off on mindless paperwork and letters and, because he doesn’t exist, he is perfectly suited to do the job. Nearing the end of the story, a priceless Washington Irving note floated around the camp: “Dear Mrs., Mr., Miss, or Mr. and Mrs. Daneeka: Words cannot express the deep personal grief I experienced when your husband, son, father, or brother was killed, wounded, or reported missing in action”(344). This mindless, vague and general note was commonly composed and used by Yossarian’s (and Major Major’s) alternate …show more content…
One of the greatest moments of catch 22 is when Yossarian is attempting to stay grounded, telling Doc Daneeka that he would like to stat himself as insane. “All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn’t have to; but if he didn’t want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful
An overwhelming amount of fear is developed through the story as Yossarian and the other soldier’s own vicarious and dangerous actions are never their own decisions, but those of the commanding officer’s above them. The soldiers must risk their lives every mission, even when the missions become pointless, even very late in the novel when they find out they have essentially won the war they continue to fly missions. As well as this, no superior will listen to the questions, comments and concerns of the men below them. Major Major Major for instance will only see people in his office when he is not there, and Scheisskopf questions Clevinger …show more content…
Using this name to sign off on mindless paperwork and letters and, because he doesn’t exist, he is perfectly suited to do the job. Nearing the end of the story, a priceless Washington Irving note floated around the camp: “Dear Mrs., Mr., Miss, or Mr. and Mrs. Daneeka: Words cannot express the deep personal grief I experienced when your husband, son, father, or brother was killed, wounded, or reported missing in action”(344). This mindless, vague and general note was commonly composed and used by Yossarian’s (and Major Major’s) alternate …show more content…
One of the greatest moments of catch 22 is when Yossarian is attempting to stay grounded, telling Doc Daneeka that he would like to stat himself as insane. “All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn’t have to; but if he didn’t want to, he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful