All 3 Uses of
nostalgia
in
Catch-22
- Seeing everyone in the squadron he didn't like afraid once again throughout the appalling, interminable Great Big Siege of Bologna reminded Captain Black nostalgically of the good old days of his Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade when he had been a man of real consequence, and when even big shots like Milo Minderbinder, Doc Daneeka and Piltchard and Wren had trembled at his approach and groveled at his feet.†
Chpt 11
- Boy, we used to have fun in that fraternity house,' he recalled peacefully, his corpulent cheeks aglow with the jovial, rubicund warmth of nostalgic recollection.†
Chpt 23
- 'Polish sausage,' sighed the general nostalgically.†
Chpt 24 *
Definition:
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(nostalgia) happiness that come with the memory of good times combined with a hint of sadness that those times are over