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Yossarian and the Man Who Beat a Boy from "Catch-22". Yossarian witnesses a man beating a small boy in the street. Again, he does nothing.

during his night walk through Rome

Yossarian and the Man Who Beat a Boy

Yossarian witnesses a man beating a small boy in the street. Again, he does nothing. The repetition of the scene reinforces the theme of pervasive violence and the failure of bystanders to act. It is a vision of a world without justice or compassion.