tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post1994111844211001547..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: Candide and Catch-22Mrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-41603180120454438532013-12-07T09:50:05.378-06:002013-12-07T09:50:05.378-06:00I definitely saw a lot of similarity. Not to spoi...I definitely saw a lot of similarity. Not to spoil the story for you, but I think the biggest difference is the last section of Catch-22, when the satire starts to become completely cynical and no longer funny or lighthearted, which allows Heller to bring his point home (his main point being that war is pointless and no sane individual would take part in it). The surreal series of misfortunes and completely unreasonable, single-minded characters is common to both books--I think Heller was definitely thinking of Candide while he wrote.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15094108777233555346noreply@blogger.com