Communicative rationality is the key concept of Jurgen Habermas’ theories of communicative action. It demands people to observe the three principles of truthfulness, correctness and veracity in their communication. But in Catch 22, people’s conversations don’t observe or even violate them blatantly in order to mirror the absurdity and craziness of the real world, which will be helpful to picturethe theme of “black humor” and realize the artistic value of this novel.% 交往理性是哈贝马斯的“交往行为理论”中的核心概念,它要求人们在语言交往中要遵循真实性、正确性和真诚性三大有效性原则。然而,《第二十二条军规》中,人物的对话不仅没有遵循、甚至故意违反这些原则,毫无逻辑性的人物语言,折射出现实世界的荒诞、疯狂和无序,深化了该小说的“黑色幽默”主题,成就了这部作品的艺术价值。
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