What is the significance of the opening scene in Catch-22?

The air is the home of absurdity, twisted logic, and tragedy. The air is the bleeding ground for death. The novel opens with the main character Yossarian being at the hospital, claiming to be sick when he is actually quite well. Yossarian is faking an illness to avoid service, which he believes is keeping him alive.

What does Yossarian do at the end of the book?

At the end of the novel, Yossarian accepts a deal with Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn rather than face a court-martial for going AWOL in Rome.

What is the message in Catch-22?

Some of the major themes involve the concept of Catch-22, the distortion of justice, the influence of greed, and the issue of personal integrity. The code under which the airmen of the 256th Squadron exist is embodied in the theme of Catch-22.

What does the soldier in white represent Catch-22?

The soldier in white as a symbol of the inhumanity with which the bureaucracy treats its men. The soldier in white serves as a symbol of the inhumanity with which the bureaucracy treats its men.

What is odd about Orr’s last crash landing?

What is odd about Orr’s last crash landing? Orr ended up alone in a raft, separated from the rest of his crew. And, although Yossarian does not doubt his ability to survive, Orr does not return.

What does Yossarian do at the end of Catch-22?

Following the death of his friend and fellow airman Nately, Yossarian refuses to participate in any more missions. Instead, he walks the ravished streets of Rome where he sees human horror in full form. Soldiers and civilians alike are being beaten, murdered, and raped on every street corner.

What does Milo Minderbinder represent?

Representing an extreme version of capitalist free enterprise that has spiraled out of control, Milo seems simultaneously brilliant and insane.

What did the chaplain do when he heard Orr in Sweden?

Yossarian realizes that Orr must have planned his escape all along and joyfully decides that there is hope after all. He has the chaplain retrieve his clothes and decides to desert the army and run to Sweden, where he can save himself from the madness of the war.

Who was Snowden in Catch-22?

Snowden is a radio-gunner, a member of Yossarian’s crew; when their aircraft is hit by anti-aircraft fire and Snowden is wounded, Yossarian attempts to treat his visible wounds, but misses a terrible, fatal, wound hidden by his clothing. This incident is generally referred to in the novel as “the death over Avignon”.