刀下来，几英寸的想念他，然后脱下来。因为它不存在，因此无法废除。
(The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off." The spirit of Bugs Bunny inspires the finale of Yossarian's adventures with 256th Squadron. It's the moment in which Yossarian, who has been in thrall to Catch-22 throughout, finally breaks away. Yossarian has come to realise that Catch-22 does not actually exist, but because the powers that be claim it does, and the world believes it does, it nevertheless has potent effects. Indeed, because it does not exist, there is no way it can be repealed. But here, finally, he can become free.")
在Yossarian在第256中队中的旅程的高潮中，他经历了一个解放的时刻，让人想起Bugs Bunny的滑稽动作。在被Catch-22的荒谬性困扰之后，他终于认识到该规则是一种构造，是由当权者强制执行的幻觉。尽管它不存在，但Catch-22的神话对那些认为它是真实的人产生了强大的影响。
Yossarian的意识使他能够摆脱使他被俘虏的束缚。尽管Catch-22没有事实依据，但由于普遍的信念，其令人生畏的存在仍然没有受到挑战。这一刻标志着Yossarian的胜利，因为他决定拒绝压迫制度并终于夺取自己的自由。