Nately's Whore
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Nately's Whore is a fictional character in the Joseph Heller novel Catch-22.
Nately's Whore is portrayed as a very tired prostitute who really has no interest in sex, and would rather sleep. She is constantly hounded by her sister (whom Heller rather pedantically refers to as "Nately's Whore's Kid Sister"). Therefore, Lieutenant Nately (who is madly in love with her), cannot convince her to engage in a (meaningful) relationship with him. She engages him sexually, but it is cold and mechanical, for she refuses to spend any time with Nately without pay. Because of her emotional distance from Nately, Captain Black would frequently sleep with her just to rub it in Nately's face. However, when she finally does get some rest, she falls as madly in love with Nately as he did for her. Ironically, the next day, Nately dies on a combat mission. Nately's Whore comes to blame Yossarian because he brought the news of Nately's death to her (and previously hated him), thus tries to stab him every time she sees him.