Ana

09-10-10 I am reading //Catch-22// by Joseph Heller because Liszette recommended it. She said it was a little long but worth the read!

09-17-10 This week, I read the first three chapters. I didn't know what to expect from the book since Liszette had done a poor job in explaining it to me. So far I like the book, the characters have their own separate stories and views on war so that's why it took a while to get them introduced. I would have expected, the book, to give a background information about the war but it mainly focuses on the characters, which I thought was really cool.

09-24-10 I had to re-read a chapter before moving on to the next because I had left a long period of time between each chapter. I just thought that it would me refresh my memories on the book. I re-read it and found it helpful because I know I would have mixed the plots with other books, I've been reading. When I re-read the chapter, I found myself asking more questions that I knew I didn't have when I first read it. For example, character questions: Is this character slow? Is he going crazy?

10-1-10 I haven't found time to read my book, which means I'm going to have to read the last chapter I last read. I hate reading books in intervals. I forget the plot and if a new character was added well I found my self going back. I think I should just use this upcoming three day weekend to start the book over. I already read the beginning so I would think I would read it faster. I'm hoping my plan works, i want to finish the book, its interesting.

10-08-10 This week, was the last week of the first quarter and I had trouble reading. I wanted to read but found myself being too stressed, but I did find time to reflect on the few things that were related to the book. I thought about the way war affects people emotionally. The main character, at the beginning, was going crazy thinking that everyone he saw was going to shoot him and that he had to protect himself. My mom was talking about how her co-worker and friend that she has known all her life, changed and was never the same. She said that trust became an issue with their friendship, he would question her actions at work and he would have a more aggressive character. There came to a point when my mom became afraid of him and decided to distant the friendship.

10-15-10 I have read most of the book now. I have to read the last few chapters. The book has turned out to be very interesting. Yossarian has lost his friend and he has gone back to tell his friend's girlfriend. The girlfriend blames him and he takes that very personally. I relate to that feeling, in a way. Yossarian's friend died in his arms and I think that he had some fault. The reason his friend died was because he refused to engage in war and do what he was told. I think that if I was put in Yossarian's place I would feel guilty especially if it caused my friend's death. I don't think I could carry such a burden, to look at my arms and think that my friend died on the them, is a sad and scary subject.

10-22-10 I have finished the book. The end was amazing, I loved that the end had a small twist. I would see the book come toward an end but yet it had the suspense of what was going to be Yossarian's choice and what would become of him when decided. Yossarian had to chose to leave the army with a honorable discharge or to face court martial. The one catch was that Yossarian had to agree to his superiors conditions which was: to increase the number of missions you have to do before you can leave the war (up to 80). I would think Yossarian would choose to leave and face martial court, I was surprised to read that he chose neither. I think he was tired of his life and just wanted to start fresh. He had to flee and become an outsider. I have mix feelings about the his last decision. One part. I think, was just too radical and yet again I think towards the end I would the same. What was a shocker to me was the fact that I really focused on to choices he had and it never crossed my mind to think to escape.