Catch-22

Andre Pires AP Literature/Composition Pd. 4 12/12/01 Essay: Injustice, either social or personal, is a common theme. Write an essay in which you define clearly the nature of the injustice and discuss the techniques the author employs to elicit sympathy for its victim or victims. In Joseph Heller’s novel Catch-22, social injustice appears to be a reoccurring theme. The actual title of this famous novel is the source of injustice found in the military lives …showed first 75 words of 665 total…

…showed last 75 words of 665 total…sometime explaining what a despicable deal it is. Yossarian must betray his colleagues by praising the officers who caused many of them to die (pg. 416). In conclusion, Catch-22 is a masterfully written book. This book has its comic moments to “relieve” the debt catch-22 has left in the lives of the characters. The unfairness of the catch-22 “law” is something that perhaps connects everyone together, because everyone has experienced it in some way or another.