Catch-22 grew in popularity during the years of the Vietnam War, when the general population became more attuned to Yossarian's point of view.
Why drive in town when you can catch a great meal so close? The new owners have a ton of experience in the restaurant industry and it definitely shows.
Even if the colonel were disobeying a Twenty-seventh Air Force order by making you fly more missions, you'd still have to fly them, or you'd be guilty of disobeying an order of his.
Most of the action in Catch-22 is based on Joseph Heller's experiences as a young officer and bombardier stationed on Corsica, an island off the west coast of Italy, with the Army Air Forces in 1944.
The 'catch' was this: It was effectively impossible to be exempted from highly dangerous bombing missions on the grounds of insanity.
The novel is set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944.
Benito Mussolini Il Duce, "the leader" was head of the Italian Fascist Party and the country's dictator.
What in the world was running through that warped, evil, scatological mind of His when He robbed old people of the power to control their bowel movements? Here, we welcome you to seek what you thirst whatever that may be.