Joseph Heller who is perhaps one of the most famous writers of the 20th century writes on some emotional issues such as war. He does not deal with these issues in the normal fashion instead he criticizes them and the institutions that help carry these things out. Heller in fact goes beyond criticizing he satirizes. Throughout his two major novels Catch-22 and Good as Gold he satirizes almost all of America's respectful institutions. To truly …showed first 75 words of 2515 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2515 total…Joseph Heller. Ed. Warren French. Twayne's         United States Authors Series. Boston: Twayne, 1987. Olderman, Raymond M. 'The Grail Knight Departs.' Beyond the Waste         Lands: A Study of the American Novel in the Nineteen-Sixties.         Rpt. in 'Heller, Joseph.' Contemporary Literary Criticism.         Ed. Carolyn Riley. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 1975. 229-230. Peek, C. A., Ph.D. Cliffs Notes on Heller's Catch-22. Ed. Gary         Carey. Cliff Notes. Lincoln: Cliff, 1993. Phoenix, James. 'Joseph Heller: The Comedian.' Atlantic Sept         1987: 47-52.