Nately's Whore is a fictional character in the Joseph Heller novel Catch-22. (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American satirist best remembered for writing the satiric World War II classic Catch-22. ... Catch 22 can refer to: A book by Joseph Heller, or the movie based on the book; see 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 to aggravate Nately. 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. When Yossarian arrives in Rome to deliver the bad news to her, Nately's Whore blames Yossarian for Nately's death. She subsequently dedicates herself to doggedly pursuing and ambushing Yossarian for the remainder of the novel, often to exact revenge for Nately's death by stabbing Yossarian. Natelys Whores Kid Sister is a character from Joseph Hellers novel, Catch-22. ... Lieutenant Nately is a character in Joseph Hellers war novel Catch-22. ... Captain Black (first name unknown) was the squadron intelligence officer in the 256th Army Air Force squadron, in the 1961 Joseph Heller novel, Catch-22. ... Yossarian, as portrayed by Alan Arkin Captain John Yossarian is the 28-year-old protagonist of the 1961 novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. ...