In his novel, Catch-22, Joseph Heller critiques and criticizes using the ridiculousness of war to show how misguided much of modern society has become, in spite of our so-called civilized advancement. ... Catch-22 places a particular strain on the importance on individuality, and the danger of losing that individualism during war. ... Catch-22 presents a startling truth that has been manifesting itself within the brittle walls of Society. ...

• Word Count: 747
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In his acclaimed novel "Catch-22," Joseph Heller depicts the effects of war on a man and his life-changing transformation. ... The chaplain that the reader is introduced to in the beginning of Catch-22 is nearly a polar opposite from the chaplain revealed at the end of the book. ...

• Word Count: 865
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Joseph Heller criticizes all levels of this complex in his wartime satire Catch- 22 through Milo Minderbinder, a businessman who excises no moral boundaries in his insane and fatal pursuit of profit. ...

• Word Count: 2037
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Humour is employed in a variety of ways in Catch-22 and Captain Corelli's Mandolin. ... In Catch-22, the humour is interwoven throughout the majority of the novel and is mainly the instrument of satire. ... Catch-22's humour is best described as comically unstable. ... This is more noticeable in Catch-22 because the satirical undertone is woven throughout the whole novel. ... Religion is used in Captain Corelli's Mandolin for similar satirical effects as in Catch-22. ...

• Word Count: 2754
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate