Sanjay SoodMrs. DominickAP English Lang and CompSeptember 28, 2013OutlineIA.) Thesis: Joseph Heller's intriguing novel Catch-22 contains a fragmented structure, a nontraditional hero, and varying tones that make it an enduring piece of postmodernism, while remaining critical of the Second World War World through a unique approach and puzzling plot.IIA.) Topic sentence: Yossarian's development as an antihero throughout the novel contributes to its postmodern classification.B.) Top quote: “Actually, the liver pain had disappeared, but Yossarian said nothing and the doctors never suspected... Yossarian had everything he wanted in the hospital” (Heller 7).C.) Secondary quote: “Starting from the opening page where Captain Yossarian, the non-hero of the book, is making bricks of gold in a hospital bed and letters of censorship" (Hasley). D.) Closing Sentence: Yossarian's defining characteristics also contribute to the enormous amount of irony present in the novel. IIIA.) Topic Sentence: Heller's abundant use of irony in Catch-22 sets the mood for a postmodern work.B.) Primary Quote: “'Racial prejudice is a terrible thing, Yossarain. It really is. It is a terrible thing to treat a respectable and loyal Indian as a nigger, a Jew, a wop, or a spic' Chief White Halfoat nodded” (Heller 44). C.) Secondary quote: “[Catch-22] Simultaneously recreates and mocks the tradition of darkly ironic war fiction that culminates in the separate peace sought by Ernest Hemingway's characters” (Solomon).D.) Concluding sentence : The ironic statements made by many characters throughout the novel lead to the underlying theme of absurdity. VAT.) Thematic sentence: The absurdity of the rules established by the administrations in Catch-22 favors the nine...... half of the document ...... with its provisions” (Kazin).D.) Concluding sentence : The novel's use of paradoxes sets the stage for further character development.VIIIA.) Topic Sentence: Many of the character's moral standards are raised by the harsh choices they are forced to make; this moral shows the skepticism associated with postmodernism. B.) Primary Quote: “It was the face of a man of hardened integrity who could no more knowingly violate the moral principles on which his virtue rested than he could turn himself into a despicable toad. One of these moral principles was that it was never a sin to charge as much as the traffic could bear” (Heller 64).C.) Secondary quote: “If properly understood, the structure of Catch-22 highlights the need for an effective response morality to the injustices of the modern social order" (Merrill).D.) Concluding sentence: The morals of the characters