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Satire is often used by writers to express their discontent towards a subject in a humorous way. Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22, satirizes war and its implications on society and man himself. Heller reveals the dehumanizing aspect of war, not the glory of it. ....

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.... frustrated with his situation. One of his frustrations is the small crawlway leading out of the plane used in the event of an emergency. He believes "it is an obstacle put there by providence as part of the plot that would destroy him" (Heller, 57). Also during one of Yossarian's flight he goes over the treacherous city Bologna against his will, but fulfilling the mission requirements. Suddenly black smoke is seen surrounding the plane and at any moment the plane could explode. Yossarian knew there was "nothing he could do but sit there like an idiot and watch the ugly black puffs smashing up to kill him" (Heller, 156). Yossarian is con ....