Individual vs. System

Catch-22

Yossarian's struggle against the military bureaucracy that values statistics over lives.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

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The mission count as control The mission count as control from "Catch-22". The Numbers Game The Raises Cathcart raises missions arbitrarily. The men have no say. The system treats them as interchangeable parts.

The mission count as control from "Catch-22". The Numbers Game The Raises Cathcart raises missions arbitrarily. The men have no say. The system treats them as interchangeable parts.

The Numbers Game The Raises Cathcart raises missions arbitrarily. The men have no say. The system treats them as interchangeable parts. The Resistance Yossarian's refusal is an individual act against the collective. He is a threat to the system's authority. The Response The system offers a deal: co-opt him or destroy him. Yossarian chooses to escape.

The syndicate as system The syndicate as system from "Catch-22". The Alternative System The Profit Motive Milo creates a parallel economy. He co-opts everyone. The system of profit is more powerful than the military.

The syndicate as system from "Catch-22". The Alternative System The Profit Motive Milo creates a parallel economy. He co-opts everyone. The system of profit is more powerful than the military.

The Alternative System The Profit Motive Milo creates a parallel economy. He co-opts everyone. The system of profit is more powerful than the military. The Conflict Yossarian is caught between two systems: the military and the syndicate. Both demand his compliance. The Choice Yossarian rejects both. He chooses individual freedom. His escape is a rejection of all systems.

Throughout the novel

Throughout Milo's rise