Yossarian's Passage From 'Catch 22'

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This passage from Catch 22 shows the negative outlook enlisted soldiers can have on the war. In the passage Yossarian discusses how he feels targeted every time he flies, and how angry nature appears to him. This idea expressed in this passage shows at this time soldiers did not fight in the war because of their dedication to the country, but because they are forced to. Prior to this Yossarian and other soldiers were putting on a guise of illness to escape the war. Heller shows how cynical a soldier's thoughts can be on the war, they believe that there is no reprieve from it and that death is inevitable. Yossarian believes that he is being targeted and may be in a rough place mentally. Pianosa is described beautifully with shimmering blue

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