Yossarian对他的室友的态度仅仅是布莱克上尉的回忆，因此变得仁慈和保护。他们年轻而开朗的是他们的错，当他将手电筒的摇摆束带回黑暗时，他提醒自己。他希望自己也可能年轻而开朗。他们勇敢，自信和无忧无虑并不是他们的错。他只需要对他们耐心，直到一两个被杀，其余的受伤，然后他们都可以。
(Yossarian's attitude toward his roommates turned merciful and protective at the mere recollection of Captain Black. It was not their fault that they were young and cheerful, he reminded himself as he carried the swinging beam of his flashlight back through the darkness. He wished that he could be young and cheerful, too. And it wasn't their fault that they were courageous, confident and carefree. He would just have to be patient with them until one or two were killed and the rest wounded, and then they would all turn out okay.)