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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
. . | On November 19, 1960 Norman Mailer and his wife Adele Morales threw a party to celebrate his mayoral campaign. During this party Mailer and Morales began arguing which led to Mailer stabbing his wife twice, once in the stomach and once in the back, with a penknife. | ||
==The Incident== | ==The Incident== | ||
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==The Aftermath== | ==The Aftermath== | ||
Initially, Mailer plead “not guilty,” but later changed his plea to “guilty” in order to avoid harmful publicity for his family.{{sfn|Lennon|2013|p=269}} | Initially, Mailer plead “not guilty,” but later changed his plea to “guilty” in order to avoid harmful publicity for his family.{{sfn|Lennon|2013|p=269}} | ||
==Critical Response== | ==Critical Response== | ||
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==Personal Response== | ==Personal Response== | ||
After being remanded to Bellevue, Mailer confessed to the judge: “I feel I did a lousy, dirty, cowardly thing.”{{sfn|McKinley|2021|p=3}} | After being remanded to Bellevue, Mailer confessed to the judge: “I feel I did a lousy, dirty, cowardly thing.”{{sfn|McKinley|2021|p=3}} | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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