Prediction Score 8.9 Up At the end of World War II, on the small island of Pianosa, a US air base in the Mediterranean Sea, eight miles south of the Italian island of Elba, bomber Captain Yossarian looked like a frightened bird. In the chaos, absurdity and fear, disregarding all authority and creed, doing everything to save his own life. On this island, his only purpose in life was to escape combat flight. So, again and again, he pretended to be sick and was admitted to the hospital, because he found that only there was the best refuge. In the end, he was ready to desert and escape to the neutral country of Sweden, where he would spend his happy life.
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