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Catch-22

eng. Catch-22 · 1961
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Main Ideas

  • The absurdity and irrationality of war
  • Critique of bureaucracy and military hierarchy
  • The idea of Catch-22 as a metaphor for unsolvable contradictions
  • Questions of morality, self-preservation, and personal integrity in extreme conditions
  • The paradox of seeking sanity in a mad world
  • The individual's struggle against the system
Catch-22
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Last updated: 14 July 2024
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Original titleeng. Catch-22 · 1961