... is true whenever Clevinger dies because his plane "disappeared-. Also, Dunbar just "disappeared- from the novel. It seems like half of the characters don't even die on the battle field. Sampson is killed by a propeller. Heller allows the reader to get a laugh, while understanding the tragedies our own society faces, when self-orientated goals are more important than lives of fellow ... ...

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... of his men die after having already survived more missions than any other squadron causes Cathcart no remorse. Heller writes, "Colonel Cathcart was so upset by the deaths of Kid Sampson and McWatt that he raised the number of missions to sixty-five- (Heller 350). Cathcart's immoral actions seem to serve him well, however. Although he never attains the rank of ... ...

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