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The term 'Catch-22' has come to mean an unwinnable situation. | The term 'Catch-22' has come to mean an unwinnable situation. | ||
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*Heller, Joseph. ''Catch-22''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. | *Heller, Joseph. ''Catch-22''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. | ||
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*Falstein, Louis. ''Face of a Hero", 1951. | *Falstein, Louis. ''Face of a Hero", 1951. | ||
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Catch-22 is a bitterly satirical anti-war novel by Joseph Heller (1961). It deals with American bombardier John Yossarian. Yossarian is stationed on the Italian island of Pianosa during World War II. He attempts to get out of flying more combat missions by pretending to be crazy. The problem is, only a sane man would want to get out of combat, therefore Yossarian cannot be considered crazy.
The term 'Catch-22' has come to mean an unwinnable situation.
References
- Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961.
- Falstein, Louis. Face of a Hero", 1951.