Essay: Injustice, either social or personal, is a common theme. Write an essay in which you define clearly the nature of the injustice and discuss the techniques the author employs to elicit sympathy for its victim or victims.
             In Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22, social injustice appears to be a reoccurring theme. The actual title of this famous novel is the source of injustice found in the military lives of most characters in the story. In the novel, "catch-22" is basically an unwritten law, which empowers authorities to revoke one's rights whenever it suits them. This absurd rule was implemented in the Air Force branch of the military during World War II. The main character in this book, Captain John Yossarian, is possibly the most affected individual from the unfairness of catch 22. After flying countless bombing missions, Yossarian is sick of the never-ending war and terribly afraid of death. In order for him to be discharged from service, a certain number of missions are required, but every time he comes close to completing his duties, the number is raised and he has to fly them yet again. In this case, catch-22 has "trapped" him and his squadron in the madness of war. Yossarian cannot go home for the simple fact that the bureaucrats who run the war will not let him, and it makes no difference whether or not they justify their reasons for making him stay.
             Another unfair rendition of catch-22 states that any pilot who is crazy must be grounded. However, if the pilot asks to be grounded, he is no longer crazy and therefore he is capable of flying more missions (p. 46). This is certainly, without a doubt, the most absurd statement Catch-22 has to offer. Place this into perspective; a guy like Yossarian who is literally on the brink of "nuttiness" has to be considered crazy by his superiors in order to be grounded. On the
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