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|| Catch 22 Band Book Project 3/26/2013   Drew Higginbotham ||

Historical Background Joseph Heller, the author of Catch 22, served in WW2 in the US AIR Force and took place in 60 bombing flights in southern Europe. During one of these bombing flights over Avignon, France Heller’s outlook on life, war, and society changed. Heller now saw society as insane, as well as the principles it stood for. After retiring from the war Heller began work on his book, Catch 22. The book would relive Heller’s experiences during the war through the main character, Yossarin. Yossarian would be faced with the same realizations and hardships and Heller was. When the book was first published on Oct. 11, 1961 it was not well received by the public and was not very popular. At this point in time WW2 was far from over and there were many decisive battles to be fought. However, the book later would be propelled to the top due to the Vietnam War. This was because the books story corresponded with the situation many young Americans were facing at the time. The book as a result became a back bone to the anti-war movement, with slogans such as “Yossarin Lives” being shouted by American youth. Even today the book is relevant and moves a new generation of rebellious youth which numbers are growing. Considered "dangerous" because of objectionable language, Catch 22 was banned in Strongsville, Ohio, 1972, challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school libraries in 1974, and banned in Snoqualmie, Washington in 1979.

Article Summarizations "What Is Catch 22? and Why Does the Book Matter?" //BBC News//. Ed. BBC News. BBC, 03 Dec. 2002. Web. 24 Mar. 2013.

Article 1- Written in 2002, this article discusses the impact and history of Catch 22. At the start of the article the author shows the importance that Catch 22 has to the people by stating a survey that showed Catch 22 as one of the most important novels of the twentieth-century. The article then moves on to point out Catch 22’s background. According to the article, US Air Force pilot Joseph Heller retired after 60 bombing missions and began work on Catch 22. The book is written based of Heller’s experiences during WW2, and soul purpose is to show the reader Heller’s feeling towards the war and society. The author then sums up Yossarian’s (the main character) situation throughout the book by referring back to the meaning of Catch 22. Lastly, the impact of Catch 22 during the Vietnam War is discussed. The author explains that during the Vietnam War many young men faced exactly what Yossarian faced in Catch 22.

Rosenbaum, Ron. "The Awful Truth People Miss about Heller's Great Novel." //Slate Magazine//. N.p., 2 Aug. 2011. Web. 23 Mar. 2013.

Article 2- Ron Rosenbaum (the author of this article) starts by explaining how Catch 22 affected him in multiple ways negatively and positively. He somewhat was obsessed about the book when he was young, writing quotes everywhere he went and always carrying the book around with him. This obsession caused his dad to read the book his son loved so much. Rosenbaum’s dad, after reading the book, became a instant fan and wrote a letter to Joseph Heller proclaiming his appreciation for the book. However, Rosenbaum goes on to compare himself to the character in the book that sees everything twice and explains through this comparison how his view on Catch 22 has changed. Now instead of seeing Catch 22 as an anti-war book he sees it as an anti-religious book. To explain this, the author uses passages from the book itself. He then explains in one sentence his new view upon the sole purpose of the book, “It's about the evil of existence itself and the creator of that existence and that evil.”

Young, Robert M. "DEADLY UNCONSCIOUS LOGICS IN JOSEPH HELLERS CATCH-22." //DEADLY UNCONSCIOUS LOGICS IN JOSEPH HELLER////S CATCH-22//. N.p., Nov. 1993. Web. 23 Mar. 2013.

Article 3- This article looks at the book though a more scientific point of view. In the beginning of article three the author states a single question that he believes the foundation of Catch 22 rests upon, “Who is Crazy?” Then the author answers this question when he writes that given the situation the characters are in it is impossible that any of them are actually sane. One by one, the author explains the insanity that lives within all the characters of the book and the scenarios that cause this insanity. Examples of these scenarios are the random gruesome deaths that popup throughout the book and catch the reader by surprise.

Podehoretz, Norman. "Cheering 'Catch-22' Has The Air Force Read The Book?" //Philly.com//. N.p., 18 Oct. 1986. Web. 23 Mar. 2013.

Article 4- This article is actually discussed in article two above. Norman Podhoretz wrote this article in reaction to the news that the US Air Force is honoring Catch 22. To Podhoretz this seems impossible, however, it is true. Podehoretz is outraged that the Air Force is honoring a book that portrays them as,” an organization run by idiots and lunatics who send countless young boys to their deaths for no reason other than the furthering of their own personal ambitions.” Podehoretz then gives two examples from Catch 22 that backs up the way he sees Catch 22. In one paragraph Podehoretz explains what he feels the book means, “war is simply a means by which cynical people commit legalized murder in pursuit of power and profit. Patriotism is a fraud. Survival is the overriding value.” Continuing his outrage towards the book, Podehoretz denounces the entire book itself stating that it is not original, it is standard, and compares the book to comics. To Podehoretz, there is one thing that is unusual in the book, this is the fact that Catch 22 ridicules the war almost everyone believes was worth fighting. He even says that Catch 22 blazed the path for the anti-war movement and lead to people believing desertion was morally superior to military service. Podehoretz then discusses his fear for the future of armed forces.

Neary, Lynn. "'Catch-22': A Paradox Turns 50 And Still Rings True." //Npr//. N.p., 13 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Mar. 2013.

Article 5- Article five isn’t for or against Catch 22 but rather talks about how Catch 22 meshed with the anti-war generation. The article even says,” a half-century later, the predicament of a no-win trap still resonates with a new crop of young people distrustful of their elders.” Moving on, the background history of the book’s author, Joseph Heller, when he served in WW2 is revealed and explains he’s reasoning for the book and the main character, Yossarin. When the book was first published he didn’t have great success, but as the articles explains, the Vietnam War hurtled the book to success.