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Catch-22” What is this novel about? Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is an interesting novel in the fact that throughout the entire novel the plot seems to go nowhere. It just seems to be a bunch of events strung together through the main character Yossarian. These events, however powerful, don’t seem to lead to much of a point, until the reader finishes. Then, out of nowhere, comes the meaning behind the book. Heller does a …

…whether to run away or not. Danby says, “What about the disgrace?”(p. 462) and Yossarian says in reply, “What disgrace? I’m more in disgrace now”(p. 462). Yossarian confirms the fact that to him, the war is wrong. It is more disgraceful for him to continue fighting for the wrong reasons than to runaway and be free. The importance of doing what is right morally is stronger than that of the war effort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**