Snowden's death embodies Yossarian's desire to evade death; by seeing Snowden's entrails spilling over the plane, he feels that "Man was matter, that was Snowden's secret.
Snowdeni surm kehastab Yossariani iga surma eest pääseda; nähes Snowdeni sisikonda lennukise valgumas tunneb ta, et " Inimene oli aine, see oli Snowdeni saladus.