Joseph Heller Born in 1923 Fought in WWII as a bombardier For U.S.A.F. in Italy -- 3 yrs/60 missions B.A. from NYU; MA from Columbia Fulbright Oxford

Catch-22  Published in 1961 after 8 years of work  Immediate commercial hit/mixed critical reviews  The satire of war and military bureaucracy spoke to the disenchantment w/Vietnam  Heller created the term “Catch-22,” which has become part of our culture and lexicon

Yossarian’s Flight Experience Bomber in Flight

Bomber – Note the location of the “Bombardier’s Bubble”

A view of the bombardier in place. Notice the tight quarters!

Lead Bomber

“Waist” Gunners

Radio Gunner

The Bishop with a group of Army Chaplains

The Setting Pianosa Avignon Arrows indicate settings for our story

Major to the fourth power Major Major is cursed by a strong resemblance to Henry Fonda (left), a famous movie star from the 20s and 40s

A little chronology  Boot Camp at Lowery Field, Colorado  Cadet Aviation School, Santa Ana, CA  Pianosa, Italy –Ferrara – around the target twice –“Great Big Siege of Bologna” –Avignon - Snowden

Structure  déjà vu – watch for repeating scenes; when they repeat, note similarities and differences  Circular humor – pay attention to the “hook” in the scene  Satire – pay attention to the tone – is it light hearted or dark or biting, etc.