Joseph HellerJoseph Heller

Catch-22Catch-22

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IntroductionIntroduction11

CharactersCharacters 22

ThemesThemes33

New meaningsNew meanings 44

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Set toward the end of World War II in 1944, on an island off the coast of Italy, Joseph Heller‘s Catch 22 is a satirical antiwar novel. It features black humor

（黑色幽默） , an unusual narrative structure, surrealism （超现实主义 ） ） ,

and a not-so-heroic protagonist who struggles to deal with the insanity of war and concludes that the only sane response to it is not to participate in it.

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American army pilot John Yossarian is an antihero, that is, a protagonist lacking some traditionally heroic qualities. He is obsessed with being rotated out of active flight duty His commander, Colonel Cathcart, keeps raising the number of missions the men in the squadron must fly before they can be rotated out. Consequently, Yossarian is desperate to find another way out of his dilemma.

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He asks the squadron's doctor, Doc Daneeka, to declare him unfit for duty by reason of insanity. Doc refuses, citing the mysterious Catch-22. if Yossarian asks to be let out of his duties, he must be sane. Only a crazy man would want to continue to fly missions, but the only way Daneeka can ground him, according to Catch-22, is if he asks to be grounded-which would indicate his sanity. The circular reasoning of this "catch" is the central metaphor for the absurdity of war and the military bureaucracy.

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YossarianYossarian paranoid, thinks everyone is

trying to kill him (which is true); thinks everyone is crazy; feels guilty about the death of Snowden, which was the traumatic experience which changes his view of war .

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CathcartCathcart colonel that desperately wanted

to be a general; unsure of himself, wanted to impress the generals- this is why he keeps raising the number of missions

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OrrOrr shares tent with Yossarian,

practices crashing every mission- eventually crashes and escapes; good with his hands

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Doc DaneekaDoc Daneeka depressed, dies figuratively

(dies on paper, so he is considered dead); doctor for the squadron; self-pitying hypochondriac; refuses to ground Yossarian because Doc is selfish

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Milo MinderbinderMilo Minderbinder mess officer; leader of the

syndicate (black market/underground business dealings); aim is to give the men the best meals in the world; will do anything for a profit, even bomb his own squadron

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McWatt McWatt freckled nose; buzzes

Yossarian's tent for fun, but stops when he finds it scares him; Yossarian's pilot; slices Kid Sampson in half by accident, and then kills himself

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Major MajorMajor Major

misfit his entire life, not accepted because he was promoted to squadron commander- became a recluse; told Sgt. Towser to only let people into his office when he was out- tried to avoid people

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AATappmanAATappman

chaplain, very timid, but wants to be stronger; given the third degree for stealing a tomato; misses his wife terribly

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PityPity - The reader has pity for each soldier every time he is afraid to go on a mission.

RealityReality- Each soldier has to face the fact that there is a chance that he may never come down from a mission alive.

HopeHope- Orr has a constant hope of crashing successfully and escaping to Sweden.

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SanitySanity--Yossarian claims that he is the only sane one in the squadron and everyone else is crazy.

FriendshipFriendship- -Yossarian's bonds with the other men are important.

ConfusionConfusion-- A great deal of confusion is caused by the use of the term Catch-22.

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GreedGreed-- The Machiavellian philosophy of Cathcart and Milo demonstrates this theme.

GuiltGuilt-- The death of Snowden plagues Yossarian throughout the war.

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New Meanings

catch-22 situation catch-22 situation

左右为难左右为难 // 进退两难进退两难

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11 、、 They complain of being in a catch-22 situation. They complain of being in a catch-22 situation.

他们抱怨他们处在一种摆脱不了的困境。 他们抱怨他们处在一种摆脱不了的困境。

22 、、 I had my choice between catch 22s.What do you I had my choice between catch 22s.What do you call that kind of dilemma? call that kind of dilemma?

我简直左右为难。那种进退两难的滋味你说叫啥我简直左右为难。那种进退两难的滋味你说叫啥 ??

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