Catch-22 Irony

Catch-22 is heavily loaded with irony. Most of the irony occurs in the dialect between the characters. The protagonist, Yossarian, uses the most irony within the book. Throughout the story Yossarian's main goal in life is to not die and get out of the military. The irony in this example is that he is affraid to die yet he can not escape, because of a catch, catch-22. Catch-22 is an official way for the military to get they're way in everything, and keep the soldiers in he military as long as they want.
Although not all the irony is focoused around catch-22, there are many many many more examples of irony during the book. Such as, when the Chaplin is given a plum tomatoe by Colnel Cathart, all roucus breaks out and everyone thinks he stole the tomatoe from Colnel Cathart. And when the Chaplin goes to Colnel Cathart to tell him that he didnt steal the tomatoe, Colnel Cathart denies him and refuses to believ that he actually gave him the plum tomatoe. The irony seems to dance in circles around the characters because all the arguments always repeat themselves, and are very confusing at times. If you did not know what irony was before you read this book I'm sure that by the end you will have the full and complete meaning of irony.