Heller's Use Of Satire In Catch 22

Satire has been instituted in literature since the dawning of writing. It is where the author crafts humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize contemporary issues. The novel Catch-22, written by Joseph Heller, creates a specific satirical form where it combines the comical and tragic aspects of it to summon emotions from the reader. Heller’s novel has been critically acclaimed regarding the conflict of World War II, in being able to exposes contradicting beliefs. His novel has outlasted generations through the creation of powerful literary work that turns the “greatest generation” into anti-heroes through the use of satirical humor and focus on the violence in literature, which war invokes.