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... The sights, sounds and sensations that Heller came in contact with as a B-25 wing bombardier during World War II provided the concept for Catch-22. ...
The time of Catch-22 is late 1944 during World War II. ...
Pianosa is a non-fictional island eight miles southwest of Italy, but its too small for all that occurs there in Catch-22. ... Doc Daneeka replies that Yossarians appeal is useless because, according to army regulation Catch-22, insane men who ask to be grounded prove that they are sane because they have concern for their own safety, therefore it is the crazy people who voluntarily agree to fly more missions. ... Yossarian and everyone else in his squadron are trapped on the island by the paradox of Catch-22.
"There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for ones own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. ... Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle (55).
Approximate Word count = 836
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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