Joseph Heller's Catch-22

Joseph Heller was a part of World War II. He joined the Air Corps. At age 19 and flew 60 combat missions, though most of them were categorized as milk runs, due to lack of intense opposition. After the war, he received his M.A. in English from Columbia University. He taught fiction and dramatic at Yale. Shortly after working as a copywriter, he began working on his first novel, The Atlantic. When sitting at home one morning in 1953, Heller began to envision a work about a chaplain. Catch-22 was the result of this thought. Catch-22 is a story about a World War II bombardier who uses a “catch-22” to survive the war. Catch-22 is about what happens to the 256th squadron of the Army Air Forces. The main character is Captain John Yossarian, a 28-year-old who is the captain of the 256th squadron. Yossarian’s main goal is to “live forever or die in the attempt.” Therefore, his goal is just to survive the war. He does several things to try to survive it. One of the things he does is he postpones dangerous missions by any means possible, whether it be poisoning his squadron or moving the bomb line during a mission. He
When writing a story, such as this one, that shows the insanity the government instills into its citizens, it is important for it to be written in an original order that makes situations seem so unlike the same situation told from a different view. It also requires its characters to be motivated for a certain goal that they can never truly achieve. Its setting should be mostly vague to instill a sense of unknown and uncertainty. A well put together story must be carefully constructed so the stories or events in it add upon the overall plot of the story. The theme must be significant. To incorporate these elements into a story is to build a very well put together story that is enjoyable to read, but more enjoyable to understand and