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In Catch-22, Joseph Heller reveals the perversions of the human character and society. ... In the novel, the loss of individuality through the lives of the soldiers; the insanity of war and Hellers solution to insanity; and the idea of "there is always a catch" in life is shown to a dramatic extent. ...
Catch-22 shows how the individual soldier loses his uniqueness not as much from the battlefield like other novels set during a war, but from the bureaucratic mentality. ...
Most war novels show that such things as lying, killing, adultery, and stealing are permissible if the ultimate goal is just--Catch-22 demonstrates this idea. ...
Whenever the men think they have found a solution to a problem, a catch defeats them. ... Even when Yossarian is offered an apparently harmless deal that would allow him to go home as a hero, there is a catch. ...
In form, Catch-22 is a social satire--its a novel using absurd humor to discredit or ridicule aspects of our society. The target in Catch-22 is not just the self-serving attitudes of some military officers, but also the Air Force itself as a mad military bureaucracy. ...
Through various themes and structural and descriptive styles, Hellers Catch-22 is not the typical war story, but a satire. ... Catch-22 ultimately makes us stop and think about the faults and tendencies of the human character.
Approximate Word count = 1086
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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