1. Joseph Heller Born in 1923 Fought in WWII as a bombardier For U.S.A.F. in Italy -- 3 yrs/60 missions B.A. from NYU; MA from Columbia Fulbright scholar @ Oxford

2. Catch-22 • Published in 1961 after 8 years of work • Immediate commercial hit/mixed critical reviews • The satire of war and military bureaucracy spoke to the disenchantment w/Vietnam • Heller created the term “Catch-22,” which has become part of our culture and lexicon

3. Yossarian’s Flight Experience Bomber in Flight

4. Bomber – Note the location of the “Bombardier’s Bubble”

5. A view of the bombardier in place. Notice the tight quarters!

6. Lead Bomber

7. “Waist” Gunners

8. Radio Gunner

9. The Bishop with a group of Army Chaplains

10. The Setting Avignon Pianosa Arrows indicate settings for our story

11. Major to the fourth power Major Major is cursed by a strong resemblance to Henry Fonda (left), a famous movie star from the 20s and 40s

12. A little chronology • Boot Camp at Lowery Field, Colorado • Cadet Aviation School, Santa Ana, CA • Pianosa, Italy • Ferrara – around the target twice • “Great Big Siege of Bologna” • Avignon - Snowden

13. Structure • déjà vu – watch for repeating scenes; when they repeat, note similarities and differences • Circular humor – pay attention to the “hook” in the scene • Satire – pay attention to the tone – is it light hearted or dark or biting, etc.