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Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Fifteen. Joseph Heller (1923 – 1999). New York author who served in the air force in World War II. Received an A. B. from New York University, an M.A. from Columbia, studied at Oxford, and taught briefly before writing Catch-22 (1961). . Literary term. Black humor

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Chapter Fifteen

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  1. Chapter Fifteen • Joseph Heller (1923 – 1999)

  2. New York author who served in the air force in World War II. • Received an A. B. from New York University, an M.A. from Columbia, studied at Oxford, and taught briefly before writing Catch-22 (1961).

  3. Literary term • Black humor Absurd humor that tries to find pleasure through cruelty. (从残忍中寻求乐趣的病态的，荒诞的幽默) a literary movement in 1960s, “Catch-22” being regarded as a masterpiece and a representative work of the school of thought.

  4. 程爱民认为，黑色幽默是透过“黑色”来嘲笑它的幽默，即“含着眼泪讲笑话”。程爱民认为，黑色幽默是透过“黑色”来嘲笑它的幽默，即“含着眼泪讲笑话”。 • 李敬泽则认为，当“幽默”成为黑色时，真正发生是事决不仅仅是从黑暗中看到幽默，或以幽默对待黑暗，决没有那么温良恭俭让，决不是中产阶级趣味的什么含泪的微笑，黑色幽默是一种颠覆性的语言暴力，是以残酷应对残酷，以不讲理应对不讲理，是光脚的不怕穿鞋的，是将世上一切给定的秩序中释放出来，打碎一切等级和界限，在事物和事物之间建立突兀，荒谬，不“合理”，不“自然”的联系，它要打破世界的光滑外壳，暴露出它的疯狂和混乱——这完全符合约塞连们的利益，在混乱中他们才有出奔和逃离的希望。

  5. Catch-22 • Novel by Joseph Heller, published in 1961.

  6. Text study • General review of the text: the three incidents • Yossarian’s having an operation. • Yossarian’s deal with Colonels Cathcart & Korn. • Yossarain’s attempt to save Snowden.

  7. Points for discussion • Is it really necessary for Yossarian to have this operation? • Why does one of the doctors insist that Yossarian have an operation? • How should Yossarian feel from this hospital scene? • What do we readers feel through this part ?

  8. Points to ponder • What is the “deal”? • “They’ll let me go home a big hero if I say nice things about them to everyone and never criticize them to anyone for making the rest of the men fly more missions.”P315. • “It’s that or a court-martial.” P316.

  9. 2.What predicament is Yossarian in? • Go home but sell his soul to say nice things about the colonels. • Fly more missions to get killed. • Go into the prison to stay with a bunch of criminals.

  10. 3. What kind of people are the colonels? • Liars • Regardless of the soldiers lives in order to achieve their promotions. • Opportunists: war for them is a chance to make a fortune, to get promotion.

  11. 4. Is there a humor in this part? Yes, but it’s twisted and disgusting. On Yossarian’s part, we again see that “the giant standing with its back to the plight of the ants.”

  12. What is Catch-22? If the men are really crazy, then they will want to fly the missions, regardless of whether or not they want to be killed. If they do not want to fly the missions, then they are sane and must fly them.

  13. Conclusion • War is only disaster for small people. • War is the source to make sb. famous and rich through unreasonable ways. • “Catch” is a trap for common people that they find it hard to get rid of.

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