Catch-22

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42

Themes

All Themes Paradox and Impossibility War and Bureaucracy Communication and Miscommunication Gallows Humor Self-interest, Altruism, and Morality

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Characters

All Characters John “Yo-Yo” Yossarian Chaplain Tappman Doc Daneeka Chief White Halfoat and Flume Aarfy Nately’s Whore and her kid sister Milo Minderbinder Colonel Cathcart Colonel Korn Generals Dreedle and Peckem Major Major Dunbar The Soldier in White Snowden Orr Major Danby

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All Symbols Catch-22 Rome

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42

Themes

All Themes
Paradox and Impossibility
War and Bureaucracy
Communication and Miscommunication
Gallows Humor
Self-interest, Altruism, and Morality

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
John “Yo-Yo” Yossarian
Chaplain Tappman
Doc Daneeka
Chief White Halfoat and Flume
Aarfy
Nately’s Whore and her kid sister
Milo Minderbinder
Colonel Cathcart
Colonel Korn
Generals Dreedle and Peckem
Major Major
Dunbar
The Soldier in White
Snowden
Orr
Major Danby

Symbols

All Symbols
Catch-22
Rome

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Schlegel, Chris. "Catch-22." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 25 Oct 2013. Web. 18 Feb 2019.

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Schlegel, Chris. "Catch-22." LitCharts LLC, October 25, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/catch-22.

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