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Yossarian and the Dead Man in His Tent from "Catch-22". Yossarian is haunted by the presence of a dead man's belongings in his tent. The dead man, Mudd, was killed before he could unpack.

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Yossarian and the Dead Man in His Tent

Yossarian is haunted by the presence of a dead man's belongings in his tent. The dead man, Mudd, was killed before he could unpack. The belongings are a constant, macabre reminder of death and the absurdity of the military bureaucracy that cannot account for him.