Catch 22 Book Review

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Wayne S

 

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December 12, 2016

 

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University

 

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A

 

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It is a satirical antiwar novel. It was considered very unusual and was critisised by reviewers when it was first published in 1961. It contains “black humour” because it makes fun out of the horror of war and shows how stupid some of the rules of the army are. Heller uses an unusual mix of satire, surrealism and mixes up the time line of the story with flash backs to earlier parts of the main character Yossarian’s story...
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Heller uses an unusual mix of satire, surrealism and mixes up the time line of the story with flash backs to earlier parts of the main character Yossarian’s story. The purpose of the satire in this novel is to make an anti-war statement, show how stupid some of the bureaucratic rules of the army are, to show how people can use their power to control others and also to question the meaning of insanity...
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