Catch-22 by Joseph Heller left me in a perplexed state of mind. As I began reading the first fifty pages, I assumed that it would become more captivating, but my assumption did not turn out to be true. There would be moments within the novel that would attract my attention, but I would be lost again. The humor, such as the satire, is what allowed me to continue on reading with some interest. The novel was really funny. There were many parts that had me thinking, "What is going on?" One was Clevinger's trial and what a joke that was. It was hard to follow while I was cracking up reading it. Another moment of satire was Doc Daneeka's death, which was horrible to hear about, but hilarious to find out it wasn't true. The best moment of that incident was when he sent a letter to his wife saying he wasn't dead, but only to be contradicted by the army. And his wife believed the army!! I feel though that all these events have a meaning behind them... With Clevinger's trial, he only got charged because he was accused otherwise there was no evidence against him. With Doc Daneeka's death, it showed what families were going through in their lives as loved ones passed away.
I was able to understand more of the novel as my class and I went over it. I would like to re-read Catch-22 to fully grasp the meaning of the work as a whole.
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