Catch-22

Through Catch-22, it is seen that characters are forced to follow their superior’s orders and are treated as pieces of game, rather than the true human beings they are. The protagonist of the text, Yossarian, is known to be trying to get out of the war or hide from…

In texts “ Miniver Cheevy” and “ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” there are specific descriptions to illustrate the main character’s daydreams and personalities. In the story “ The secret Life of Walter Mitty,” The protagonist Walter is an adventurous person who dreams of five incredible episodes. In his dreams, he becomes different characters, such as the commander of a navy plane, a well-known surgeon, a crack shot, and a British pilot. On the other hand, Miniver Cheevy is a cynical and…

This research seeks to relate the plight of women in American war and literature. As it can be seen from the novel, women play an insignificant role in the war though their presence in the storyline makes the story interesting as well as diverting the reader from the monotonous actions of war. There are a number of women that has been discussed in this novel which will generally reveal the entire story that women face in every war torn country or in time of war. This novel is therefore a good…

During World War II, a soldier named Yossarian is assigned with his Air Force squadron on the island of Pianosa, close to Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. Yossarian and his peers endure a miserable reality defined by authority and violence. The inhuman resources in the eyes of their pushy superior officers. The squadron is thrown into horrid combat situations and bombing runs where it’s necessary for the squadron to capture good aerial photographs of explosions than to destroy the targets. Their…

Catch-22 stood out to me when I realized it introduced the first use of the phrase catch-22. The novel piqued my curiosity and I had to know the origin story of one of my favorite phrases. I enjoyed reading Catch-22, yet I could not get past some aspects of the novel. Joseph Heller’s uncanny ability to meander to a completely unrelated topic to the current storyline, then relate it back to a previous topic in the novel had me conflicted throughout the whole book. I greatly enjoyed the…

Catch 22 was written by Joseph Heller, who is well known for writings satire novels. Joseph Heller, the author, uses many different examples of satire.Catch-22 is usually called a comic satirical novel. A comic satirical novel is a literary genre in which comedic forms , exaggeration, are used to focus on human weakness and societal problems.In Catch 22 the author takes the reader on an emotional trip through the extended use of satire. Satire is the use of humor to expose others stupidity…

During wars, everyone is but a chess piece, a pawn ready to sacrifice itself for the greater good. As a result, people lose their humanity, becoming one of five million bodies. In World War I especially, lieutenants and generals often expended many soldiers, hoping to receive glory or recognition for their actions, without thinking about the loss of personality and unique traits. Although technologies had advanced, these generals still fought wars in a medieval way. However, following World War…

Prisoner B-3087 Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz is about a little boy who has to try to survive the holocaust. The main thing that the author is trying to say in this book would be to survive at any cost. Yanek says that “I wouldn't have complained about brushing my teeth, Or taking a bath, or going to bet at eight o’clock every night I would've played more. Laughed more. I would have told them that I love them”(1). I relate to this text I do complain about these things and I know that I should…

The definition of a good character and a bad character is subjective, but within the basis of Catch-22 the author, Joseph Heller, creates characters that are satirically one or the other. Character flaws that are the most apparent are: selfishness, contemptuousness, and deceitfulness. Although these are flaws, they are also palpable in the “good” characters. Whether or not a character is “good” is reliant if they attempt to benefit others. A “bad” character can be determined by recognizing if…

that defines the beliefs, the value-system, or a culture. If that definition is held constant, then the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller both could and should be deemed a modern epic. Support for this claim will consist of an analysis of Heller’s deviations and reproductions of epic conventions. Such analysis will include: themes, techniques, character types, and narrative structure. Catch-22’s most notable epic element is the structure of the narrative, which some deem to be nonexistent. The…