Catch 22 Dialectical Journal

Unlike the changes between the narration of the story, I didn’t like how Doerr wrote in an unorganized fashion. I personally thought that this made the book more confusing to read because the timeline of events was all over the place. For instance, the book begins in the middle of the Saint-Malo siege. I was very confused at what was going on and why this part of France was being bombed and wasn’t given much context to figure out that this book was taking place in the midst of World War II. I didn’t fully understand what was happening until two chapters later, when Doerr chose to write the chapter in the same time period. As for the two chapters in between, the following chapter went back to the very beginning of the war and the strength of the Third Reich. This was helpful information so I knew what time period the book was taking place. The chapter following that one was written as 1934, before any part of the war had taken place. The disorder of events made it hard to put together what was happening in the book versus what was actually happening during World War II at that specific point in time. If this book had been written chronologically, I think that it would’ve been much easier to understand and there wouldn’t be as much confusion in the order of

If you read the diary of a high school girl, what could you learn about her? The name of her best friend, what kind of a person she is, and maybe even signs of troubles deeper than the bad grade she got on her last chemistry exam would pop out at you. She probably would not explicitly state these things, either—they would become apparent simply by looking at how often her best friend’s name appeared within the pages, how she interacted with the people around her, and how she described her thoughts and feelings. Seeing things directly from her perspective would give you a unique look at who she was as a person, what her relationships with other people were like, and what her take on events was, all without ever being told what they were like

Crane’s approach to writing about the war was fresh because, of the fact that we were basically inside the heads of one of the soldiers(henry). We could feel how he felt and we knew his fears. Besides that Crane was blunt about how disorganized the war was.

Catch-22 by Joseph Keller is a story set during the second half of World War II, revealing the lives of soldiers, the dilemmas of war and the paradoxes made to keep men in war by country leaders. The main character, John Yossarian is a US Air Force bombardier who has a strong desire to stay out of war, but unfortunately is unable to because of the standards set by the government, increasing the number of missions a soldier had to fly before he could leave. His squadron is stationed on the island of Pianosa, near the Mediterranean Sea. The main paradox was that if a man proved his insanity, he would have to fly his missions in order to prove his insanity, yet if he were sane, he would still stay in war and fly. Either way, all soldiers, sane or not, had to stay.

(Sybil walks into the living room and sees a bouquet of flowers and a card. She is by herself.)

Author’s Note- Hey guys thanks for sticking around for chapter two! Okay so first of all beatzlc and anyone else who was wondering, the gang is in 10th grade or sophomore in HIgh School. Anyway I’m going to get on with the chapter and sorry I just got home from a baseball game and I just ate dinner so this chapter will probably be short since I want to bring this story up on Tuesdays, Thursday, and Saturdays! Now that I got that schedule for three days in the week I can stick to that! Oh. and don’t worry about my other fanfictions I am working on that and trying to bring some one-shots up but I am loaded with school and you might have to wait for that but let’s get to the chapter!

1.The narrator wants to go to the bazaar in order to impress a girl. The girl can not go to the bazaar so the narrator tells her he can go to the bazaar and he will get her something.

4. “Under the trees to the left of him the ground was misty with bluebells. The air seemed to kiss one’s skin. It was the second

In what ways does the war transform the soldiers into unthinking animals? What is their only comfort?

The homesteads were sparse in these parts, and Devon’s home was about as remote as it could be. His parents had always assured him that living in the countryside was the good life, and that they preferred the quietness to the bright lights and rackets of town centers and cities. But lately Devon had become obsessed with the idea of leaving the village for the excitement of the capital. When not on excavations, his father often spent time working in a research facility in Tridentport. And when he was home, he told stories, thus planting seeds of

Response 4: In this passage, the mistress whose name is not said, is talking to Chichikov the protagonist. The mistress is offering Chichikov a drink to go with his food because he stayed there the night before since it was late at night and Chichikov needed a place to rest the mistress was kind enough to let him stay in her estate. I think this is interesting because even the mistress and Chichikov are strangers the mistress demonstrates hospitality by letting Chichikov stay at her house, washing his clothes, giving him a place to sleep, and feeding him. I wish that I knew what fruit liqueur tastes like because it sounds like a savory drink and yes I know it’s an alcoholic beverage

c. Doc Daneeka- Doc Daneeka, the flight surgeon, is Yossarian’s friend who likes to complain about everything and describes to Yossarian what Catch-22 is.

The book I choose to read was The First World War by John Keegan. When I was hunting for a novel, I chose to get The First World War in light of the fact that the title caught my attention. I thought this would be a book that would keep me entertained compared to reading a narrative or memoir that never seems to end. Before I went to check it out at the library, I turned to the back cover of the book to browse the surveys that critics wrote on it, which got my interest. From that minute on, I knew this book was for me because of the experiences of the soldiers and conflicts portrayed by readers.

The book I chose was The Blood Guard. I am glad I chose this book because I really liked it. It was one of the best books I’ve ever read and I’ve read a lot of books. The author of this book is Carter Roy. The Genre of the book is fantasy, action, and adventure. I really liked this book and I would recommend it to others.

Overall I liked the novel, Catch-22 after finishing it. After some of the confusion of the distorted time line was overcome the drama in Rome and around the army base was highly enjoyable to read about, and despite the muddled up story line the novel flowed really well between different characters’ story arcs. However, I would be in no hurry to recommend this novel to others as I found it often confusing and hard to understand with the distorted time