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1. Investigate the philosophical concepts of "existentialism" and "nihilism," and demonstrate how these ideas are reflected in the themes of Catch-22.

2. Choose to read either One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey or Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Compare the use of dark humor and absurdity in the selected novel with that in Catch-22.

3. Contrast Catch-22 with a conventional World War II novel.

4. Define "anti-hero" and discuss why Yossarian embodies this archetype.

5. While the "loss of innocence" theme typically pertains to younger characters like Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield, it is also relevant to the adult Yossarian in Catch-22. Analyze instances in which Yossarian experiences a loss of innocence.

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