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Tegevus toimub II maailmasõja lõpukuudel Ameerika pommituseskadrilli baasis Itaalia ranniku lähedal. Raamat räägib pommituslendurist nimega Yossarian, kes on paanikas ja raevus, sest tuhanded inimesed, kellega ta pole kohtunudki, tahavad teda muudkui tappa. „Nõks-22“ on 20. sajandi maailma mikrokosmos, nagu see võiks välja näha kellegi ohtlikult kainemõistusliku silmis. See on romaan, mis elab, liigub ja kasvab hämmastava jõu ja vitaalsusega. See on meie ajastu meistriteos.
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Catch 22 is a novel that's so similar in terms of structure, plot, dialogue, and characters to the theatre of the absurd. Being a story about war, such similarities between genres stand explained. Heller was attempting to convey, among other things, the absurdity of the armed struggle, and what's a better technique to do that than a literal demonstration of absurdity by introducing contradictions, nonsensical exchange between characters, and an endless maze of illogical thoughts and actions. In his novel, Heller exposes the military disorganization and the injustice of officers who sought career advancement rather than the safety of their men. The latter faction had to fight the war, and were depicted as truly heroic, in spite of their occasional comicality, on account of their relentless efforts to save one another. In addition to the absurdity of war, the plot is also thematically implicated with the frustrations and dilemmas of Modern life, and how it, too, borders on sheer absurdity.
