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- Joseph Heller
- 1961
- “He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22.
- “Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22.
- “There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind.
- “... [A]nything worth dying for ... is certainly worth living for.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22.
- death ᐧ age. concepts.
- Yossarian. character. giving up. concept.
- Yossarian. character. war. concept.
- patriotism. concept.
Jul 3, 2019 · Find memorable lines from Joseph Heller's anti-war classic, which explores the absurdity and madness of war through the eyes of Yossarian and his comrades. Learn the meaning and origin of the term \"Catch-22\" and see how it applies to various situations in the novel.
- Esther Lombardi
Apr 14, 2022 · Explore the themes of power, faith, and death in Heller's classic novel about the horrors of war. Find memorable quotes from Captain Yossarian and his comrades in the 256th US Army Air Squadron.
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him.
Outside the hospital the war was still going on. Men went mad and were rewarded with medals. All over the world, boys on every side of the bomb line were laying down their lives for what they had b...
"Why did you walk around with crab apples in your cheeks? Yossarian asked again. "That's what I asked." "Because they've got a better shape than horse chestnuts," Orr answered. "I just told you tha...
"Sure, that's what I mean" Doc Daneeka said. "A little grease is what makes this world go round. One hand washes the other. Know what I mean? You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours." Yossarian kne...
"Racial prejudice is a terrible thing, Yossarian. It really is. It's a terrible thing to treat a decent, loyal Indian like a nigger, kike, wop, or spic."
Captain Flume spent as much of each evening as he could working in his darkroom and then lay down on his cot with his fingers crossed and a rabbit's foot around his neck and tried with all his migh...
Clevinger was a troublemaker and a wise guy. Lieutenant Scheisskopf knew that Clevinger might cause even more trouble if he wasn't watched. Yesterday it was the cadet officers; tomorrow it might be...
History did not demand Yossarian's premature demise, justice could be satisfied without it, progress did not hinge upon it, victory did not depend on it. That men would die was a matter of necessit..."I want someone to tell me", Lieutenant Scheisskopf beseeched to them all prayerfully."If any of it is my fault, I want to be told." "He wants someone to tell him," Clevinger said. "He wants everyo...Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three.
"Do you really want some more codeine?" Dr. Stubbs asked. "It's for my friend Yossarian. He's sure he's going to be killed." "Yossarian? Who the hell is Yossarian? What the hell kind of a name is Y...
Learn the meaning and context of the famous quotes from Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22, a satire of the absurdity of war. Find out how Catch-22 affects Yossarian and other characters, and how it challenges the logic and morality of the military system.
Find and explore quotes from Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22, a satire of the absurdity of war and bureaucracy. Each quote is accompanied by a brief explanation, a character, a symbol, and a theme tag.
