Tuesday, August 10, 2010

1. Catch-22

This book was quite perplexing because it kept going off in random tangents, and I couldn't quite grasp what it was trying to exactly tell me. I was interested in reading this because it was described as funny and engaging, but for now I'm just confused.

However, I found it interesting how Yossarian would rearrange the letters, leaving only a, an , and the. It's also ironic how he refers to those around him crazy, when frankly I think Yossarian himself is crazy or at least on the verge of it. He is also quite paranoid as he is always suspecting of people trying to kill him.

Many questions came to mind while reading, like "Why does the Texan want to make Yossarian and Dunbar unhappy?"
What missions do they need to fulfill? Why do does it have to be fifty missions?
Then again, I feel as though these questions are merely plot questions and not relevant to analyzing this book...

I've also noticed that each chapter is named after a person, but the author doesn't really delve specifically into that character. Instead, he often switches off to other characters which is quite confusing at times and difficult to keep track of all the characters.

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