Agenda

AGENDALEARNING OBJECTIVE: UNDERSTAND THE SET UP OF THE PLOT AND INITIAL CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS.

• JOURNAL PROMPT• MORALE• TIMELINE SO FAR• CHARACTER CHART• STYLE: ABSURDIST HUMOR• THEMES

JOURNALHow important is it to have good morale in a group?

How could you raise morale if it was low?

MORALE IN THE MILITARY

• Why is morale important in a military group?

• How is the morale in Yossarian’s troop? Why?

• What does this tell you about Colonol Cathcart?

MORE MISSIONS…• Page 26 - 27

• Compare this to the historical backgroundwe read last class…

TIMELINEAs a group, you are going to make a timeline of what has happened so far in the novel.

Things have so far been much more linear than they will get to be later on.

Label the sections on your timeline / color code them by chapter.

BREAKTake a 10 minute break.

Remember to be back on time.

THE 256TH SQUADRONOne thing that is important to note is that you get the same events told from different perspectives.

We learn about different characters gradually as information is passed on to us.

For that reason and to be as a resource, we will create a character chart.

Yossarian, Dunbar, Orr, Doc Daneeka, Colonel Cathcart, Chaplain Tappman, Milo Minderbender, Lieutenant Nately.

STYLE: ABSURDIST HUMOR

• Includes illogical events• Weird things that are juxtaposed (side by side)• Non-sequiturs (something said that doesn’t seem to

connect in away way to the part before it)• Irrational situations• Expressions of nonsense

• An example is the crab apple story in Chapter 4 by Orr.• Why do you think Heller would use this kind of humor?

THEME: SANITY / INSANITY

Yossarian’s perception of himself and other officers as sane or “crazy” is repeated throughout the book.

In some respects it influences decisions or how Yossarians treats them.

THEME:PARANOIAThis theme ties in with the next motif.

Yossarian is absolutely convinced that someone is trying to kill him.

Directly or indirectly, it’s Yossarian they want dead (according to Yossarian).

MOTIF:YOSSARIAN’S DESIRE TO LIVE

Connecting to the last bit, Yossarian very much does not want to die.

His goal is always to survive!

CLASS THEME NOTESFind examples in the text for each of these themes.

When you find a quote, or can paraphrase an esample, put it up on the sheet on the wall.

We will collect examples as we go throughout the novel so be sure to add page numbers!

TIME TO READTake the remainder of class time to read.

If you want tor ead out loud be on one side of the room. If you want to read silently or with headphones, on the other.

HOMEWORKRead Catch-22 Chapters 5 - 8