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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 great job of ending the book. By having
Yossarian run away the meaning of the book is set in stone. Catch-22 is a novel which
discusses the fact that the importance or value of one thing to one person, could be
completely different to another, like in the cases of selling goods over human life with
ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen, Milo Minderbinder with his wheeling and dealing and Doc
Daneeka and his description of what it takes to get home. Each character in the novel
seems to have a certain way in which they judge their power, importance, worth and/or
duty. Throughout the entire book, the only......

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