All 3 Uses of
perspective
in
Catch-22
- Everywhere he looked was a nut, and it was all a sensible young gentleman like himself could do to maintain his perspective amid so much madness.
Chpt 2 (definition 1) *perspective = sensible view
- He leaned back once more to inspect his chart admiringly from an objective perspective.
Chpt 21 (definition 2) *perspective = way of seeing and thinking about things
- The tops of the sheer buildings slanted in weird, surrealistic perspective, and the street seemed tilted.
Chpt 39 (definition 3) *perspective = view
Definitions:
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(1) (perspective as in: Keep it in perspective) a sensible view of a situation that considers its different parts in a balanced way
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(2) (perspective as in: Look at it from her perspective) a particular way of seeing or thinking about things
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(3) (perspective as in: a perspective of the entire block) a view -- often stressing that the view is different from a view from another location