Joseph Heller is recognized as a representative writer of "black humor", and his "Catch-22" can be called a representative work of "black humor". The following is what I have compiled for you ’s: Thoughts after reading "Catch-22", for reference only, welcome to read! Thoughts after reading "Catch-22"

"Catch-22" is written with joy Sad and exaggerated to the point of absurdity, it has a typical black humor style. This is first reflected in the writer's artistic conception based on irony. Since the world is absurd, then truth and falsehood, good and evil, beauty and ugliness have lost their normal standards. Writers write abnormal things and make incredible things happen. Become reasonable, and all normal things seem ridiculous, so that the absurd world is full of humor. For example, the caricatures of the above-mentioned characters are mainly drawn using the technique of irony. Another example is when introducing the medical level of the flight base, the author wrote calmly that a zoologist who studied whales was sent to be a military doctor; two medical assistants would smear their gums and toes with violet syrup no matter who came to see the doctor. Take another laxative. And all of this is ridiculous and normal. When readers understand the writer's subtext, they can achieve a sense of humor.

Joseph Heller deliberately pursues the "aesthetic distance" between the writer and the content of the performance, "steps back" just right, and uses an attitude of indifference and restraint, pretending to be ignorant, to describe the misfortune of the world and to dabble in it. Serious and important issues. A soldier, whose whole body was wrapped in white plaster and bandages, lay motionless on the bed. The liquid in the hanging bottle was injected into his body from his arm, and the kidney excretion was discharged from the catheter in the abdomen into a clean tube on the ground. in a bottle. When the hanging bottle is empty, the bottle below is also full. The nurse switched the two bottles and the excrement was reintroduced into his body. Here the writer deliberately distances himself from the casualties of the war, concealing deep misfortune and deep sadness under the seemingly playful language.

The humor of the novel also comes from the writer's use of logical paradoxes. The author intentionally makes correct reasoning even when the major premise is wrong, and finally reaches a ridiculous conclusion. "Catch-22" is a typical example of Luo Jiaxun's theory. For example, it stipulates that the plane must be grounded; it also stipulates that the application must be made by the person himself. Once someone applies for grounding due to mental reasons, it means that he is mentally normal and must continue to fly. Another example is that it stipulates that the aircraft can be grounded after sixty flights, but the commander's orders must be followed at all times. The watertight "Catch-22" is a "trap" and a trap. It has laid a dragnet, leaving people crying and desperate. It is an abstract symbol of the power of dissidents who willfully tease and destroy people. . In the United States, "Catch-22" has become a lingua franca to refer to an inescapable dilemma and an insurmountable obstacle. Thoughts after reading "Catch-22"

This book tells the story of how Yossarian, a bomber who was afraid of death during World War II, avoided losing his life during the mission and finally escaped from the battlefield. things.

The story takes place on a small island in the Mediterranean. At the end of World War II, a US military flying brigade was stationed on the island. According to general regulations, pilots who have flown a specified number of times (initially 25 times) can return home, but military regulations actually stipulate that they must carry out what the commander orders to do at any time. The commander of the flying group was an official fanatic. He increased the number of flying missions one after another, far exceeding the general regulations. The pilots all got phobias and went crazy. Captain Yossarian, a navigator and bombardier on a B-25 bomber of the U.S. Army's 27th Air Force, was eager to save his life. According to the regulations of the command, those who have completed 25 combat flights have the right to apply to return to the country, but they must be approved by their commander. When Yossarian completed 32 missions, Wing Commander Colonel Cathcart had already raised the target to 40 missions. After he finished flying 44 times, the colonel changed it to 50 times. When he completed 51 flights, he thought he would be able to return to China soon, so the quota was increased to 60 flights. Because Catch-22 stipulates that soldiers must obey orders. Even if the colonel violates the regulations of the headquarters and asks him to fly after he has completed the prescribed number of flights, then he must go, otherwise he will commit the crime of disobedience. offense. So no matter how many flights he completed, the colonel could always continue to increase the quota, but he was not allowed to disobey orders. Repeatedly, never ending. The spirits of the officers and soldiers were almost broken, but no one could ground the plane. So he fled to the hospital and pretended to be sick. The military doctor said that he was "wasting his time" and he "decided to go crazy on the spot" because according to regulations, mentally disturbed people are not allowed to fly, but it can only be requested by him. Apply. And a person who fears for his or her own safety in the face of real danger is evidence of his sanity. So the logic follows: If you are crazy, you are allowed to be grounded as long as you apply. But once you apply, it proves that you are not crazy and you have to continue flying. Finally, Yossarian finally understood that Catch-22 turned out to be a scam, a trap, and an insurmountable obstacle. The world is governed by Catch-22 everywhere, like a dragnet from which you cannot escape. He believes that people in the world are using so-called "just acts" to gain plunder for themselves. Finally, he had to desert and flee to Sweden.

Absurdity is the biggest feature of this novel. The author deliberately uses absurd writing methods to express ideas that are not absurd, and the things that happen in the book are also absurd. For example, this Milo, in order to make money and virtue The two parties signed an agreement to bomb prominent targets on both sides and earn double money; Major Major hated seeing people, so he ordered his men not to allow anyone to enter while he was in the room, and any urgent matters had to wait until he left. You can only go inside to report to him after that, and he was no longer in the room at that time? There are many similar weird things in the whole book. The author describes the special psychology that people can show in special situations like war. The extreme expression of the state makes people feel weird, but it doesn't feel too outrageous.

This just shows that in an extraordinary state, the abnormal behavior that people show is actually very normal.

In this collective peak state, the word that appears most often in this book is "madman". For the heroes who shed their blood in the war, no one thinks this is a particularly heroic act, because you are for the country, so no matter how many sacrifices you make and how much pain you endure, everything you do is deserved, just because of "the country" Two words. However, if you think about it, the credit for defending the country will always belong to everyone, but the people who sacrificed are living individuals, and there can be no second replicas. The author borrows the words of the characters in the book to say that war is endless and there is no doubt that any war is a political game and is played for the people above, but the real sufferers are the ordinary soldiers who put their bodies on the line. They lived an ordinary life before the war, boring but peaceful and happy. However, the war disrupted everything. Some people's lives ended here. In fact, it was better that it was over. There was no need to consider their livelihood after the war. . Those who are unfortunate enough to survive will be trapped in the shadow of war throughout their lives, and those who have the skills may be able to return to their old professions. But those students have not even completed their studies. No one can answer where they will go after the war, and the author cannot give an answer he thinks is appropriate. So at the end of the book, the author did not clearly tell the readers whether Yossarian escaped successfully or not, and the article ended abruptly here. Readers can think about what follows according to their own preferences.

In Heller’s world, Catch-22 is synonymous with mystery, symbolizing a supernatural and mysterious force that can control human destiny. There is not only the alien power of the modern bureaucratic machine, but also some mystery, that is, the alien power that Heller himself felt was elusive and unable to grasp. For Heller, the U.S. government is just a military bureaucracy that engages in foreign aggression and expansion. Such a group exercises tight control over both domestic civilians and overseas soldiers. No one can escape the magical constraints of military regulations. The non-existent yet omnipresent Catch-22 of supreme power and arbitrariness is a symbol of organized chaos and institutionalized madness. It is not only a concrete and absurd legal provision, but also an abstract authoritarian reality. It is always right and you are always wrong; it always makes sense and you always don't. It always goes hand in hand with the inhumane bureaucracy, which you can never get rid of or overcome.

In real life, we often encounter "Catch-22s" of various sizes. In fact, they are all kinds of institutional traps. Usually, when resources are monopolized by a powerful party, the information of both parties is unclear. It is most likely to occur when there is severe asymmetry or unequal rights. In a relatively closed environment, there is great rigidity towards the bottom and flexibility towards the top. Therefore, it is necessary to adhere to the principle of the system while grasping the flexibility of the policy. The results will naturally vary from person to person. It depends on Who has the right to explain? Catch-22 is a huge trap, but through it we can still see a lot of truth and think about a lot of questions. This book may not want to explain any great principles to us or expose any evils. It may just be a small satire with a little self-deprecation. Thoughts after reading "Catch-22"

"Catch-22" creates a fabricated and absurd world. It lists 40 characters in this environment, rational people, irrational people, successful people, failed people, rulers, rebels, and the dead. A living person can be lost, even though everyone knows he is alive; a dead person is still alive, even though everyone has seen his body. Does this famous poem by Zang Kejia become creepy? Black humor. This is absurd, the world is irrational, and life is irrational. People try to control themselves with reason and integrate themselves with Epicureanism or Stoicism, but in this post-industrial era, it is the wave of absurdity that controls your body, and you cannot help but cannot escape.

This novel does not have a complete plot, or in other words, it is not a "novel" in the strict sense, but a collection of emotional vents, but from a structuralist perspective, it is indeed a national treasure. The first-class novel is the "epic" and "myth" of the absurd world. The protagonist, if there is a protagonist, is actually a selfish person. He is not a nationalist or patriotic. As a soldier, he should fight for the country, but he believes that survival is the most important thing.

He engages in prostitution, resells goods, collaborates with others to enrich the country, resists his superiors, has a bad attitude, only wants to escape, and is greedy for life and fear of death. No matter how you put it, he will never be a "national" hero, nor a "national" hero. , he is just a "self" hero. He is a rebel, fighting against the absurd world. He realizes that in this irrational, nightmare world, there are only two ways to go, escape or die. Death, if it is only physical death, is considered lucky, so the death here is the confinement of people in the net of endless fear, the decay of the soul, paralysis of oneself, and death again and again. Escape, how do you escape? The protagonist walks between death and escape, that is resistance. It's like sodium floating up and down at the junction of water and vegetable oil, but if it continues over time, the results can be imagined. In the final chapters of the novel, especially "The Immortal City", the protagonist finally breaks out and completely declares war on this absurd world. We don't know what the outcome will be. We only know that he declared war. He may have won, but we don't know.

“Why do they do this?” “Because of Catch-22.”

The interpretation of Catch-22 in the Chinese Department’s literary history textbook, I is dissatisfied. What is even more dissatisfying is his interpretation of Kafka. The three unfinished novels themselves are ambiguous, so I will not discuss them. However, the short story "Country Doctor" can be summarized in one sentence (only one sentence): it is a dream-like work, which reflects the indifferent relationship between people. What the hell is this? Anyway, I don’t understand. The above words express my dissatisfaction with the Chinese academics, so I am not satisfied with their interpretation of the "only trap" of "Catch-22". "Catch-22" is actually the aggregation of the symbols of "authoritative institutions" in "The Castle" and "The Trial", which is "bureaucracy", not bureaucracy in the ordinary sense, but "Bureaucracy" in an irrational sense. This kind of authority exists because of people's acquiescence, but it is absurd for humans to acquiesce to it, so it can be deduced that the world is absurd and life is irrational. But since it is a symbol, it cannot be summarized in detailed analytical language. This is a unique feature of novels. If you only need to understand this creed, there is no need for literature.

Resistance. is another theme of this novel. Because there is an absurd world, there will be resistance. This is philosophical rebellion. Camus's "The Rebel" and "The Myth of Sisyphus" implement the theme of resistance. The rebels are all philosophical heroes and irrational heroes. They may be considered insane by ordinary people. For example, if you study hard, you can do well in college, but you hate studying, and you can find other reasons besides "low IQ" and playfulness, saying that exam-oriented education is a metaphysical persecution of people, and so on. If you resist, you will be considered a lunatic in people's eyes. If the shape is different from others, it will be different from others. This is an unbreakable truth from ancient times. Besides, studying can help you find a good job, get married, have children, and live a happy life, so why not? It’s like, you are fighting for the country, why not go? If everyone had the same idea as you, there would be no need for war. Hit. This cross-examination occurs twice in "Catch-22." Learning for a happy life is Epicureanism, learning for a perfect life is Stoicism, they are both good. But some people, I don’t know why, are so stubborn. What else can be said about this? Four thoughts after reading "Catch-22"

"Catch-22", see One of the best novels ever written that reflects war.

At first glance, this novel seems to describe the performance of an American bomber squadron stationed in Italy during World War II. It is a completely absurd and crazy farce. In the story, there is the unlucky priest (who was convicted by the military judge of a crime they didn't know about. When the priest asked what the crime was, the military judge said we don't know, how can we tell you) and the cowardly Major. Major. Major Major (who inexplicably became the squadron leader, so he ordered that only when he was not in the office, others could come to his office to ask for instructions), and the mercenary Chief Milo (who opened syndicates all over Europe and took jobs from the Allied Forces) He bombed the German bridge, took over the defense of the bridge from the Germans, and dutifully shot down the Allied aircraft), Second Lieutenant Scheisskopf who was obsessed with military parades (eventually promoted to lieutenant general, his only hobby was military parades) ), Colonel Cathcart who is obsessed with climbing up, and the unfortunate Doctor Daneeka (according to records, he has been killed in action, so no matter how he proves that he is still alive, everyone around him, including his family, has already concluded that he is dead. ), there was the Indian Warrant Officer Halford (known as the Human Oil Exploration Machine), and the feuding Generals Dreedle and Peckham. The performances of various tasks in the book are all vivid.

Of course, there is also the protagonist Yossarian, who wants to return home as soon as possible, but is required to constantly increase the number of tasks to connect all kinds of people and things. Pretending to be sick, accepting medals naked, and playing hide-and-seek with the agents of the Criminal Investigation Department became Colonel Cathcart's nightmare. He successfully pretended to be crazy but sent others back home. Even the novel itself is not straightforward but keeps jumping around.

But after seeing it later, I realized that behind all the comedy was a reflection of the cruelty of war. It's not that these people are absurd and crazy, but the war itself is absurd and crazy.

The last two chapters of the novel, one describes the cruel and tragic death of Yossarian’s comrade Snowden, and the last chapter Yossarian finally decides to run away and escape the war.

A dirty, chaotic war. Five thoughts after reading "Catch-22"

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