Catch-22 Review
Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 is a fictional novel. It is a classic adventure through the dark, cynicism of war, filled with characters who hate themselves, hate each other, and most of all the war itself. The majority of Catch-22 takes place during the late stages of the European portion of World War II at an American Air Force camp on the Italian island of Pianosia in the Mediterranean Sea. Some of the book also is set in Rome while the officers are on leave from their duties during the war. The novel’s main character is John Yossarian, a man far from your usual hero. Yossarian feels paranoid; fears that everyone, even those in his squadron, are trying to kill him; and, avoids acts that could make him a hero because those are the ones that endanger his life most. Throughout Catch-22 he deals with the internal conflict of a morbid fear of death. He tries in vain many times to convince the squadron’s doctor, Doc Daneeka, to ground him so he w
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Approximate Word count = 639
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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