Miscommunications In Catch 22

Catch-22 features Captain John Yossarian, a bombardier stationed on a fictional island called Pianosa during World War II. Throughout the novel, Yossarian finds various ways to avoid flying dangerous missions in hopes of staying alive and surviving the war. However, as Yossarian works harder and harder to survive, his concern for his own well being and his growing concern for the other members of his squadron come into conflict with one another, and after losing several members of his squadron, he realizes that he cannot guarantee both his own safety and the safety of others.
Though the events of the novel are told mostly through Yossarian’s eyes, the structure of the novel is rather haphazard, as it switches time, place, and point of view
In order to prolong avoidance of the Great Big Siege of Bologna, Yossarian moves the bomb line up over the city and counts on the fact that none of the officers ever communicate with one another in order to get away with it. Many of the officers also use such miscommunications to their own advantage. When Major Major, Yossarian’s squadron commander, begins signing official documents with the made-up name Washington Irving instead of his own, two separate C.I.D. investigators come to find who is responsible. He withholds information that he knows would convict him of forging a signature that is not his own. In doing so, Major Major takes advantage of the situation by making them suspicious of each other in order to save his own skin and keep himself out of trouble.
It can be easy to take advantage of others, like Major Major did, especially if our actions are not true to our words or our words true to our actions. Though some may try to deny it, a lie by omission is still a lie. By telling only specific parts of the truth, we are able to manipulate others into believing exactly what we want them to believe and therefore benefit ourselves using our words and the way we choose to communicate with
Though we may not get to the point where we see things that are not really there, as Orr did with the flies in Appleby’s eyes, sometimes we perceive things as greater dangers or concerns than they may actually be.
As a kid, it could be the first time you hear your parents fight, and all of a sudden you are imagining divorce, seeing your family split up, and only getting to see Dad on the weekends. Growing up, though, we learn that fights are completely natural parts of any healthy relationship, and cannot be avoided. That does not make the first time any less worrisome, or dramatic.
Nowadays, school always manages to make me stressed out, because I care about my grades and doing well. I take a lot of pride in being a good student and want to be successful. At the end of the day, I often have to remind myself that grades are not the end-all be-all and that a “B” is not equivalent to failure. In spite of the fact that I know that grades are not everything, it is hard not to get caught up in the heat of the moment, especially during times where stress levels run high, like finals week. Whatever the age, too much pressure tends to make people overthink and over complicate things, when all we really need to do is take a step back and focus on the bigger