Nately

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Nately is a naive, idealistic young bombardier in Joseph Heller’s satirical novel "Catch-22," whose romanticism and innocence contrast sharply with the absurd brutality of war.

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Nately canonical 1

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
male character ⓘ
adaptedIn Catch-22 (1970 film) ⓘ
Catch-22 (2019 miniseries) ⓘ
appearsIn Catch-22 ⓘ
appearsInGenre war novel ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Rome ⓘ
causeOfDeath combat mission ⓘ
characterTrait idealistic ⓘ
innocent ⓘ
naive ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
createdBy Joseph Heller ⓘ
diesIn Catch-22 ⓘ
firstAppearance Catch-22 (1961 novel) ⓘ
linked to: Catch-22
friendOf Yossarian ⓘ
genre satire ⓘ
hasFamilyBackground wealthy American family (implied) ⓘ
inLoveWith Nately’s whore ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
loves Nately’s whore ⓘ
loyalTo United States ⓘ
his squadron ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
narrativeFunction contrast to the brutality and cynicism of war ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
occupation bombardier ⓘ
partOf Catch-22 character ensemble ⓘ
portrayedBy Art Garfunkel ⓘ
Gerran Howell ⓘ
relationshipType unrequited love ⓘ
servesUnder Colonel Cathcart ⓘ
settingOfActivity World War II ⓘ
stationedAt Pianosa (fictionalized island base) ⓘ
themeAssociation absurdity of war ⓘ
loss of innocence ⓘ
romantic idealism vs. wartime reality ⓘ

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Catch-22 → mainCharacter → Nately ⓘ