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JoAnna Hanft
3-24-03
Catch-22 The Theme Itself
In Joseph Heller’s book Catch-22 many themes are brought across. The most well known would be that of Catch-22 itself. Catch-22 is described as a lose-lose situation. ... Catch-22 prevents the possibility of grounding a pilot, not by specifically stating that a pilot must remain in active duty, but by making sure that the two events never coincide. Though only made of words, Catch-22 determines whether Yossarian lives or dies. ... " This description given about Catch-22 proves that Yossoarian knew all along that it did not officially exist. When speaking with Doc Daneeka, Yossarian understands how powerful the Catch is because of its simplicity. ... Even though Yossarian struggled against the idiocy of Catch-22, he himself was not immune. ...
Doc Daneeka said that it was the best catch there is, but did not think it would catch him. ... The catch being: stay and die to make your family happy and wealthy or live and be with a poor distraught family.
Approximate Word count = 773
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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