Catch 22 Analysis

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of slowly diminishing individuality among them. This trend become more apparent as the book progresses, and eventually fosters situations that can be characterized as simply farce. One such incident is clearly portrayed in SHITHEAD’s parade strategies. As the book begins, SHITHEAD is introduced as a lover of parades and little else. At first strict, wanting all soldiers to march in perfect formation, he later wishes to string together all participants to create a perfect march. His ambitions are hilarious at first glance, but it is evident that human life holds little value in SHITHEAD’s mind. He is only concerned with perfection and looks to the soldiers as mere robots with no individuality and of only one use, to participate in his parades. Seeing all soldiers as being the same, with little individuality, as shown by SHITHEAD’s thoughts, reveals that human life holds little value and is used merely for the advancement of certain individuals. A similar situation can be seen in ...

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take advantage of the wartime hysteria for their personal gain. The rest of the blame can be accounted as the evils of war and the squadron’s compliance to the evil around them. Although the book starts with a variety of characters who take part in different activities that enrich their community, it also shows a pattern of slowly diminishing individuality among them. This trend become more apparent as the book progresses, and eventually fosters situations that can be characterized as simply farce.
One such incident is clearly portrayed in Ssceisskopf’s parade strategies, who is introduced as a lover of parades and little else. At first strict, wanting all soldiers to march in perfect ...

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