Happy Birthday Joseph Heller May 1, 1923 - December 12, 1999 @ExploreCarroll By Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/3wfdtux
DAYHOFF: May brings a pointy-shoe thief, vocal love and Joseph Heller
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Happy Birthday Joseph Heller May 1, 1923 - December 12, 1999 @ExploreCarroll By Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/3wfdtux
Joseph Heller May 1, 1923 - December 12, 1999
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It’s notable that May 1, 1923, was the birthday of the satire writer Joseph Heller, whose dark comic classic, "Catch-22," was published in October 1961, and it immediately caught the attention of disaffected and alienated budding baby boomers.
I read the book in the 1960s, and recall the bizarre antics of his main character, Army Air Corps Capt. John Yossarian.
(While stationed as a B-25 bombardier in Italy during World War II, Yossarian is concerned that people in the war are trying to kill him, and that his commanding officers are more dangerous than the enemy. To combat this concern, Yossarian "decided to live forever or die in the attempt.")
In 1961, "Catch-22" introduced society to the concept of the theater of the absurd -- perhaps best characterized by the leadership of politicians, bureaucracy of government, and the world of customer service of mega-banks and the telecommunications industry.
How true, in history and in the present. Sometimes it does indeed seem that no matter the choices between the impossible and the improbable, a negative outcome is sure to be the result… http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5382/may-brings-pointy-shoe-thief-vocal-love-joseph-heller/
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