In Catch 22 we begin when Yossarian (main character) has already been in the war for some time but is still very much afraid and wants desperately to live and to go home. ... In Catch 22 Yossarian is beginning to lose his mind a little. ... In Catch 22 Yossarian goes AWOL meaning he simply runs away. ... The difference between the novels is that whereas in Catch 22 the main character continues to be afraid and goes mad and tries a sure deadly task just to escape. ... A huge difference in them is that Catch 22 is actually a comedy and satirizes the war. ...

• Word Count: 1371
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The term "McCarthyism" became a synonym for reckless smear tactics intended to destroy the victim's political standing and public character. ... The Army-McCarthy televised hearings from April 22 to June 17, 1954, turned the tables on McCarthy and his committee counsel. ... And if anyone ever tried to catch him in a lie he would accuse them of being a "Communist sympathiser." ...

• Word Count: 1698
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It is said that the character of Abdullah is inspired by the King of Iraq, Faisal II who became a king just at a delicate age of four. ... In fact it is Abdullah's ink gun which helps to catch Müller with which he attempts to take his life but fails and finally gets arrested. ...

• Word Count: 1962
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate