This Is It

The entire novel leads up to the climax of the story, which exists in two parts. Firstly, Yossarian is offered the opportunity to go home and have his fellow soldiers fly his remaining missions for him. The second part of the climax is the recollection of Snowden's death in the arms of Yossarian and the impact it had on him. As Yossarian recalls the second part of the climax, he begins to feel an obligation to not force others to fly his missions for him. This leads into the falling action of the novel, where Yossarian decides not abandon the others and force them to fly his missions for him. Even though the end puts together all off the flashbacks within the book, I still think the amount of flashbacks was too repetitive and could be cut to a more manageable number. However, I think the end is an example of comic relief that exists throughout the book because Yossarian eventually just deserts the army.