That Sounds More Like Something Aarfy Would Do: Conflicting Portrayals of Sexual Assault in Catch-22 and Something Happened
Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 contains a troubling moment where Yossarian sexually assaults Nurse Duckett in the hospital. The scene, however, contrasts with Heller’s clearer condemnations of assault elsewhere in the novel, particularly the rapes in the Eternal City and Aarfy’s escape from punishment. He...
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European Association for American Studies
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| Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/16924 |