1. Do you think Milo is a positive character because he escapes the aspects of war, or a negative character because he becomes corrupted by economics?
2. Why do you think that the relationships with women in Catch-22 are only presented as prostitution?
3. Why did Snowden's death affect Yossarian so much?
4. Why did Heller choose to write Catch-22 out of order?
5. Is there really any symbolism to the chocolate covered cotton?
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Another one would be what are the similarities between Heller's Catch and Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse?
To answer that one, I would have to say that the similarities lie in the human response for order and purpose in a chaotic and unpredictable setting, primarily a war. In Yossarian's case he was controlled by his higher ups and in Billy Pilgrims he was a prisoner of war. Billy did become an escapist and died that way at the end of the book, or half way, while Yossarian changes when he hears about Orr’s escapade to Sweden and addresses his problems.
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