An Analysis Of Catch 22 By Joseph Heller
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Catch 22, by Joseph Heller, is a critique of the society that we live in.
Whoever is proud of what we have advanced to, and is unwilling to look at it in
a negative light, would find this book very subversive. It threatens and
criticizes the way of living of most who pride themselves in living a m ....
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.... wrong with
society, is Yossarian. He is the only one who recognizes the full craziness of
what everyone is living for: wealth, false happiness, society's approval, etc.
He is one of the few who tries to fight the power and elitism that have become
so sought after in America. Throughout the novel, he tries to find a way to live
a fuller life as a real human individual. He looks to many of the other
characters in the book for help but only finds unsatisfactory answers.
Each of the characters ....
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