In Catch-22, Joseph Heller shows his ethical concern behind absurdity, which is manifested from his attitude toward individualism and utilitarianism, religious belief, sexual promiscuity, interpersonal relationship, etc.
Joseph Heller is the United States after World War II as one of the most famous writers, his novels are usually based on real life creation, Catch-22 not only reflect the lives of American society, also express their ...Joseph Heller is the United States after World War II as one of the most famous writers, his novels are usually based on real life creation, Catch-22 not only reflect the lives of American society, also express their own against the real world of protest,the war as the background, portrayed the characters such as Yosserian, reflects the theme of the contemporary society,. This article mainly studies the characters in the novel, and pointed out that it manifests in several aspects. The novel criticizes bureaucratic capitalism and distorts human nature., people caused great alienation. It can be seen that Heller is concerned about human nature, caring for the plight of humanity.展开更多
Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of b...Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of black humor in Catch-22 reflectedin the title, the context, the plot, the way of narration, the use of language and the character's creation and reveals the practical sig-nificance in the present time.展开更多
文摘In Catch-22, Joseph Heller shows his ethical concern behind absurdity, which is manifested from his attitude toward individualism and utilitarianism, religious belief, sexual promiscuity, interpersonal relationship, etc.
文摘Joseph Heller is the United States after World War II as one of the most famous writers, his novels are usually based on real life creation, Catch-22 not only reflect the lives of American society, also express their own against the real world of protest,the war as the background, portrayed the characters such as Yosserian, reflects the theme of the contemporary society,. This article mainly studies the characters in the novel, and pointed out that it manifests in several aspects. The novel criticizes bureaucratic capitalism and distorts human nature., people caused great alienation. It can be seen that Heller is concerned about human nature, caring for the plight of humanity.
文摘Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of black humor in Catch-22 reflectedin the title, the context, the plot, the way of narration, the use of language and the character's creation and reveals the practical sig-nificance in the present time.
