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ItisaboutthestoryofCaptainJosephYossarian（尤索林）andhisattempttoavoidservinginWorldWarIIbyfeigning（假装）insanity（精神错乱）.However,Yossarianisthwarted（反对，阻碍）bythedoctor'sargumentthatifheweretrulymadthenhewouldendangerhislifeandseektofightmoremissions.Ontheotherhand,ifheweresane（健全）,thenhewouldbecapabletofollowingorderstofightmoremissions.Thusthephrasecatch-22cametomeanaproviso（限制性条款）thattripsoneup（绊倒,使失败,挑剔）nomatterwhichwayoneturns.“TherewasonlyonecatchandthatwasCatch-22,whichspecifiedthataconcernforone’sownsafetyinthefaceofdangersthatwererealandimmediatewastheprocessofarationalmind.Orrwascrazyandcouldbegrounded(停飞）.Allhehadtodowasask;andassoonashedid,hewouldnolongerbecrazyandwouldhavetoflymoremissions.Orrwouldbecrazytoflymoremissionsandsaneifhedidn’t,butifhewassanehehadtoflythem.Ifheflewthemhewascrazyanddidn'thaveto;butifhedidn'twanttohewassaneandhadto.YossarianTheprotagonistandheroofthenovel.YossarianisacaptainintheAirForceandaleadbombardier（投弹手）inhissquadron（空军中队）,buthehatesthewar.Hispowerfuldesiretolivehasledhimtotheconclusionthatmillionsofpeoplearetryingtokillhim,andhehasdecidedeithertoliveforeveror,ironically,dietrying.Heavoidsflyingcombatmissionsbyallmeanspossible:bymovingthebomblineonthemapofItalyprecedingtheBolognamission,bypoisoningthesquadron’s（空军中队）potatoes,bydismantling（拆除）hisintercom（对讲机）andorderinghisplanetoturnback,andbyfeigning（假装）aliverconditiontopassthetimesafelyinthehospital.Yossarian：anti-heroTheheroofCatch-22,bombardierYossarian,isnotabravesoldier.Hetriesagainandagaintoescapemissionssothathemaybesafeinthewar.Yetheisendowedbytheauthorwithsuchvaluesasquestioningthejustificationofauthorityandrefusingblindobedience.ColonelCathcartTheambitious,unintelligentofficerinchargeofYossarian‘ssquadron.ColonelCathcartwantstobeageneral,andhetriestoimpresshissuperiorsbybravelyvolunteeringhismenfordangerouscombatdutywheneverhegetsthechance.Ashetriestoschemehiswayahead,heconsiderssuccessfulactions“feathersinhiscap”（功绩）andunsuccessfulones“blackeyes.”（失败OrrYossarian‘soften-maddeningroommate.Orrisagiftedfix-it（故障检修员）manwhoisalwaysconstructinglittleimprovementstothetentthatheshareswithYossarian.Healmostalwayscrasheshisplaneorisshotdownoncombatmissions,buthealwaysmanagestosurvive.HeasksYossariantoflywithhim,butYossarianrefuses.EveryonethingsOrrissimple-mindedbecausehestuffshisfatcheekswithapples.HispretendignoranceisactuallyacoverandthefrequentcrashesarereallypracticeforhisescapetoSweden.HewantedYossariantojoinhim,buthisroommatenevertookthehint.