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Section/Pages: chapter 29-42
Members Present: Matthew Wagner, Lucio Zeppieri, Joseph Butler

Discussion Highlights:

-  how the themes and reoccurring moments of the novel tie together towards the end

- final thoughts/ has our thoughts changed as it concludes

- how it ends and how Heller wraps the novel up

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Section/Pages: chapters 1-14
Members Present: Matthew Wagner, Lucio Zeppieri, and Joseph Butler

Discussion Highlights:

- our thoughts on the first 1/3 of the novel

- filing down where the location and setting of the novel is

- we discussed where we would like this novel to go in the upcoming chapters

- do you think your current opinion will change as we continue to read

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Section/Pages: chapters 15-28
Members Present: Joe, Lucio, Matthew

Discussion Highlights:

- our feelings as we continue (a look back to last weeks discussion to see if we have any changed opinions)

- our favorite chapter from this week of reading

- How absurd the war was

- Yossarian’s struggle

- mockery of authority

- the use of dark humor

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Section/Pages: back cover and chapter one
Members Present: Matthew, Lucio, Joe

Discussion Highlights:

- We discussed a word that we were unsure of the meaning. We looked it up as a group and clarified why it made sense in the context of the story. The word was Jaundice, an illness that is described on the very first page.

- We read the back of the book and discussed the background that was provided.

- we discussed the setting as we all believe it to be the foundation for discussion. It is imperative to know the setting in order to understand future context. In the case of this novel it takes place in World War II which is beneficial as we all have interest in history and are currently learning about World War II.

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Name: Matthew Wagner
Email: 24429MW@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Joseph Butler
Email: 24052JB@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Lucio Zeppieri
Email: 24440LZ@chaminade-hs.org

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Everyone reads the required pages

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Meeting 1 Date: 5/3/23
Pages / Section: back cover and chapter 1 (initial thoughts)

Meeting 2 Date: 5/11/23
Pages / Section: chapters 1-14

Meeting 3 Date:5/21/23
Pages / Section: 15-28

Meeting 4 Date: 6/1/23
Pages / Section: 29-42

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What are some examples of repetition throughout the novel?

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Has your opinions changed?

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What do you think of the diction or style of the novel?

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Were you pleased with your first interpretation of the book?

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What are your final thoughts and have they been consistent throughout the entire time you read this novel?

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What is your favorite chapter from this week?

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What is the overall setting of the novel?

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How did Heller wrap up this novel? How did the novel end?

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Ideas on the topic of dark humor and satire

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Where do you want to see this novel go from here?

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2. We started very slow in the beginning so I think we should focus on getting more material next time. Overall we all seem excited to continue and try to get a deeper interest.
3. Solid first meeting we got the wheels turning on both the book and Padlet. Looking forward to the rest of the book with my fellow book club members.

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1. Out overall opinion on the novel has been consistent for each of the meetings. While I hate to bash the novel it is not for us. We unanimously decided we would not recommend this novel to a friend.

2. We found that the ending was very interesting and easily the best part of the novel. It leaves questions while to some are annoying as it lacks closure but considering how the novel has been it is an extremely exciting way to cap off this book

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1. It seems that we had similar reactions to this weeks reading as we did for the first fourteen chapters. We all agreed for our opinions to really change the final fourteen chapters would have to have a very different style and it seems very unlikely. I hate to look so down upon this novel but we just all agree it is not the one for us.

2. After discussing our favorite chapters it is interesting to see how we are all taking this novel in different ways.

3. This novel uses a lot of repetition and has some reoccurring themes throughout the first 2/3.

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1. I am not enjoying this novel. Going into this assignment I had confidence I would like Catch-22 as I enjoy learning and reading about World War II, but unfortunately that is not the case for this book. The main reason i dislike this text is the author style. I find the novel to just be very difficult in general as the author uses complex diction and deep metaphors. I found myself getting lost and having to reread pages multiple times. This book is already extremely long so it does not help that I am essentially reading it twice. I do not think this novel is a bad read but its just not for me.

2. The first fourteen chapters serve as a way to greet the many characters of this novel. Each chapter in some way is dedicated for a new person, even the title. This makes it so there is no free flowing plot but many short stories or side bars.
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1 Brainstorm a LIST OF THEMES for the book thus far. Then, select one theme from the list and find at least three pieces of textual evidence to support it. 1

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Everyone aids to the conversation about the book.

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Be honest about you thoughts

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By: Joseph Heller