An Art Analysis of Black Humor in Catch-22  

作　　者：具东梅[1] JU Dong-mei(Heyuan Polytechnic,Heyuan 517000,China)

机构地区：[1]河源职业技术学院

出　　处：《海外英语》2019年第4期192-194,共3页Overseas English

摘　　要：Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of black humor in Catch-22 reflectedin the title, the context, the plot, the way of narration, the use of language and the character's creation and reveals the practical sig-nificance in the present time.Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works which contains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of black humor in Catch-22 reflected in the title, the context, the plot, the way of narration, the use of language and the character's creation and reveals the practical significance in the present time.

关 键 词：JOSEPH HELLER BLACK HUMOR ABSURD world 

分 类 号：I106[文学—世界文学]