Catch-22

by Joseph Heller

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Catch-22 Questions and Answers

How does the following quote from Catch-22 develop the characters, theme, and conflict within the novel? “He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt, and his only mission each time he went up was to come down alive.”  

How would you explain Joseph Heller's style in Catch-22 with textual evidence to support? 

Where does the '22' in 'Catch 22' come from?

What is the main point of the argument between Clevinger and Yossarian in Joseph Heller's Catch-22?

How is the main character, Yossarian, developed throughout the novel Catch-22?  

In Catch 22, how do you pronounce the main character's name, Yossarian?

How is  black humour created in Catch-22?

What type of tone is used in Catch-22?  

What are four important scenes or sequences from Joseph Heller's book Catch-22?

What is the central idea of Catch-22?

In Catch 22, do you think Yossarian is a coward? Why or why not?

Please offer an outline of Catch-22.

What is the main theme of Catch-22? When are there events that are in the story that cover the main "theme" in particular?

How does Catch-22 satirize the absurdity of war and the perspective of justice?

Is there a British expression called "Catch-22," and if there is, what does it mean?

How does Catch-22 end?

Is there a contrast in the message between the two books Catch 22 and Slaughterhouse-Five?

How is Joseph Heller's Catch-22 an attack on certain American institutions and lifestyles? The main critique, in my opinion, seems to be of the military-industrial complex, an institution that usurps man's power over his own life, an institution that is a pure threat to the basic maintenance of life and yet is so incredibly important to some Americans. However, I am having great difficulty in explaining these concepts with quotes and references to the text, since much of the underlying critique seems very suble.

In Catch-22, what is the balance of power between Yossarian and the chaplain?

What are the literary strategies used to raise the political issues in Catch-22?

Is Yossarian the only believable character in Catch-22?

When was Catch 22 written?

How does Heller convey an antiwar message in Catch-22?

  This novel shows people at war. What is Heller's tone, or attitude, toward that topic in Catch-22?  

What are 3 good examples within the chapters that best demonstrate what a Catch-22 is like--or the theme of how Catch 22 is best portrayed? 

How may I ask a Level Three question for Catch-22  in order to include the individual vs. society as my theme?  

What situations/political problems are we still dealing with today?  Has anything that Heller writes about been resolved?

I need some reliable source for my paper  about  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Can someone help explain Catch-22. I am having trouble understanding the writing. I do think parts are funny but I don't understtand what is true and what is just a joke or ironic.

Using the subtheme of military incompetence in Catch-22, what is Heller's view on war?

What makes Catch-22 an "American" novel?