Catch 22
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The novel Catch 22 was intended as a black comedy that poked holes at the sentiment of the World War II generation that a good war had been fought and won. In Catch 22 there is no such thing as a good war. Instead, it expresses how those in charge, the bureaucrats, entrap common men and women in an existence where they are forced to survive in any way they can—often in spite of the designs of the bureaucrats, like Colonel Cathcart, who, in order to be promoted and appear worthy to his superiors keeps raising the number of bombing missions necessary to be released from combat. If we look at two reviews of Catch 22, we can begin to understand the wide variety of reactions caused by this novel that parodies the absurdity of war. Those who fight in wars are trapped within the proverbial Catch 22. If the pilots are insane, they are able to quit flying bombing missions. However, they must ask to stop flying them and,
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Colonel Cathcart, Simon Schuster, Milo Mindbinder, War II, HELLER CATCH, Schuster Available, Cathcart Korn, catch 22, Hellers Catch, simon schuster, human decency, bombing missions, constant threat, flying bombing, robert 1,
Approximate Word count = 641
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)
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