Online Meeting #33

New book! Catch-22
-about war, conflict,death 
- first of its kind
- phrase "catch-22" became part of the English language
- descriptor for anytime someone finds themselves between two decisions that don't go together
- book is a satire set in WWII
- Joseph Heller applies logic & keen observation of an omniscient  third-person narrative to point out the absurdity of it all
- expression anger through humor can point out what's wrong in the world and move the reader to move improvement
- published in 1950s

 "The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him." ;
   - man falling in love with another man
- soldiers faked being sick so they can get out of battle

monotonous - boring

- letters written by officer patients were censored by enlisted-men patients; censoring meant they had to read letters before sending them out to ensure things that weren't meant to get out into the world wouldn't 

"He was increasing his lifespan by cultivating boredom"
- if you can make yourself bored, you can live forever

-"madman" used to describe soldiers (not common to say)
- soldiers referred to as heroes for their fighting