CATCH 22 – Joseph Heller: 1." Catch-22 is not simply an anti-war novel." Discuss The basic theme can comes across to the readers in Catch 22, is that of ‘anti-war’. This theme is reflected throughout the novel in a number of different ways. A prime example may be the large amount of‘ ’black comedy’ included causing the novel to obtain a mockery, yet horror in the whole idea of war. This happens throughout the novel with certain events that …showed first 75 words of 1764 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1764 total…shows that war is not as glorious as shown. The American system as a whole appears to be mocked, as well as contradictions to their morals and ideas. All these aspects in turn give Catch 22, as a novel, a very anti-war approach, making the novel successful in communicating these anti-war idea’s as well as anti- American-government ideas, showing and suggestions to readers that there are alternitive, more personally beneficial ways of living a life.