Yossarian’s main ambition is to avoid flying more combat missions, leading to amusing and inventive circumstances.
Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22” is a delightful and thought-provoking novel that follows the adventures of Captain John Yossarian, a brave bombardier in the US Army Air Force during World War II. Set in the captivating Mediterranean theater of operations, Yossarian and his fellow soldiers embrace the absurdity and chaos of war as they strive to preserve their sanity. Yossarian’s main ambition is to avoid flying more combat missions, leading to amusing and inventive circumstances.