An Analysis of the Absurdity Art in Catch-22
Abstract: Catch-22 is a satirical novel by the contemporary American author Joseph Heller. Since its publication, the literature trend toward black humor became preva lent. The novel, set during the latter stage of World War II, relies heavily on humor to convey the insanity of war, presenting the horrible meaninglessness of armed conflicts through a kind of desperate absurdity. The paper explains the origin of black humor and absurdity, analyzes the absurdity art from characterization, language use and society involved in Catch-22 with the aim to bring some enlightenment to the comprehension of the novel and understanding of the essence of absurdity art.
Key Words: Catch-22; Black Humor; Absurdity; Yossarian
<<第二十二条军规>>的荒诞艺术分析
摘 要：<<第二十二条军规>>是当代美国作家约瑟夫·海勒的的讽刺小说，被认为是黑色幽默的代表作。自该作品发表后,黑色幽默这股文学浪潮才得以兴起。该小说以二战后期为创作背景,用幽默的手法表现了战争的愚蠢,以一种至极的荒谬揭示了武装冲突的恐怖和毫无意义。本文解释了黑色幽默和荒诞艺术的起源,并从人物塑造、语言使用和社会环境对荒诞艺术进行了分析,旨在为更好地理解该文学作品和荒诞艺术的精髓提供启迪.
关键词： 第二十二条军规；黑色幽默；荒诞；约塞连
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. Black humor and Catch-22 1
1.1 Black Humor 2
1.1.1 Black humor and Its Philosophical Base 2
1.1.2 Absurdity—The Core of Black Humor 2
1.2 Catch-22 2
1.2.1 Explanation of the Title and the Author 3
1.2.2 A Representative Works of Black Humor 3
2. The Absurdity in Characterization 4
2.1 The Central Figure--Yossarian 4
2.2 Some Other Enlisted Men 4
2.2.1 The Upper Officers’ Absurd Behavior 5
2.2.2 The Strange Soldiers 5
3. The Absurdity in Language 6
3.1 The Linguistic Feature of Catch-22 6
3.1.1 Contradictory and Ambiguous Sentences 7
3.1.2 Repeated and Irrelevant Sentences 7
3.2 The Impotence of Language 8
4. The Absurdity in Society 8
4.1 Social Loss of Religious Faith 8
4.2 Social Remarkable Reliance on Rules ,Forms and Papers 9
5. Conclusion 10
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