Carlo's analysis adds to the satirical edge: "He died happy, you can't ask any more than that. ... The absurdity in which the family cannot distinguish a stranger from their own son is evident, and not only is the family under the illusion that Yossarian is their son, the reader is too, though still well aware of how irregular the situation is. ...

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