Catch-22: Chapters 18-25

Discussion 3 of 5

Strange but True

These chapters contain several examples of paradoxical situations, which are situations containing apparently but not actually incompatible elements. From a Christian standpoint, a paradoxical situation is that Christ was born of a virgin and is both God and man (apparently impossible but true).

There are both religious and general paradoxical situations throughout Catch-22. Focus on the specific chapters listed in this discussion post, and point out a paradoxical situation and explain what it means to you. How do you personally relate to that paradoxical situation? To what can you compare that situation? Why is that specific paradoxical situation relevant to you personally?

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The Scarlet Letter: Chapter 14

Discussion 3 of 5

How is Pearl a significant symbol in the story? What is Pearl able to reveal to the reader?



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Catch-22: Chapters 26-34

Discussion 4 of 5

What is your opinion on the way psychology and peoples' mental states are portrayed within these chapters? How does psychology help move the story along?

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The Scarlet Letter: Chapter 20

Discussion 4 of 5

Why is the following quote, delivered by Dimmesdale, important: "No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true."


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The Scarlet Letter: Entire Novel

Discussion 5 of 5

Why is the most significant symbol in the novel? Support your response with evidence from the text. (You cannot use the scarlet letter--be more creative!)


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Catch-22: Chapters 35-42

Discussion 5 of 5

In detail, compare aspects of this novel to the other novel that you chose to read over the summer. Focus on various literary elements such as theme, mood, figurative language, tone, etc.

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Autobiography of a Face

Discuss any interesting or confusing aspects of the book with your classmates.

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The Number Mysteries: A Mathematical Odyssey through Everyday Life

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All But My Life: A Memoir

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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

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Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood before Marriage

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Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes

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Outliers: The Story of Success

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

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The Great Typo Hunt

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The Kite Runner

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Everything is Illuminated

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A Long Way Gone

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