Chapter 34: Thanksgiving

In Chapter 34 of Catch-22, Yossarian awakens to the sound of machine-gun fire and becomes enraged when he realizes it is just a joke. He tries to confiscate the guns in revenge, but when Nately tries to stop him, Yossarian breaks Nately's nose. Yossarian feels guilty for his actions and, while at the hospital with Nately, they encounter the chaplain, who has lied to be admitted with a fake disease called Wisconsin shingles. The soldier in white is brought into the room, causing Dunbar to panic and scream, and Nurse Duckett tells Yossarian that she heard some of the doctors discussing plans to "disappear" Dunbar. Yossarian wants to warn Dunbar, but is unable to find him.