Often cited as an example of satirical literature, Joseph Heller’s novel, Catch-22 is seen by many literary critics to be a classic anti-war epic. Even though the novel centers around the Second World War the author uses minimal scenes of violence in order to express his distaste for war. Heller’s description of the gruesome and tragic death of Snowden manifests his personal contempt for war. Heller continues his crusade to expose the absurdity …showed first 75 words of 915 total…

…showed last 75 words of 915 total…s death displays the rationality of death and the tragic aspect of war while Milo’s mockery of business and capitalism displays satire. Violent imagery has always evoked certain emotions in many readers. Heller uses violent imagery in order to focus on the certain aspect of the literature, such as to distinguish the reality of war from the fiction. Heller delves further in that he desires for one to observe the irrational versus the rational.