Journal Entry: Catch-22; A

"Like all the other officers at Group Headquarters . . . Colonel Cathcart was infused with the democratic spirit: he believed that all men were created equal, and he therefore spurned all men outside Group Headquarters with equal fervor. Nevertheless, he believed in his men. As he told them frequently in the briefing room, he believed they were at least ten missions better than any other outfit and felt that any who did not share this confidence he had placed in them could get the hell out. The only way they could get the hell out . . . was by flying the extra ten missions (Heller 57)."

Through out Catch-22, Heller has a very adamant attitude on the subject math he chose to explore; the absurdness of people in positions of power. In the previous quote, (see above) Heller seems to be sarcastically ridiculing the extreme oppressiveness of these people. His attitude seems partly satirical, partly scornful, and party sarcastic. Filled with sarcastic,......

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Title: Catch-22 Journal Entry
Approximate Word Count: 508
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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