Alicia Western
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Alicia Western is a brilliant but troubled young mathematician whose complex inner life and struggles with mental illness are central to Cormac McCarthy’s novel "The Passenger."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Stella Maris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Passenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Los Alamos legacy
ⓘ
nuclear physics milieu through her father ⓘ |
| centralTo |
plot of The Passenger
ⓘ
themes of The Passenger ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | Bobby Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
advanced mathematics
ⓘ
philosophical reflection ⓘ |
| familyName | Western ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | mathematics ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFormOfCommunication |
dialogues with hallucinated figures
ⓘ
monologues ⓘ |
| hasImaginaryFigure | the Thalidomide Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMentalIllness | schizophrenia ⓘ |
| hasThemeRole |
exploration of genius
ⓘ
exploration of grief ⓘ exploration of mental illness ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
brilliant
ⓘ
highly intelligent ⓘ introverted ⓘ mentally ill ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | literary fiction ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
counterpoint to Bobby Western
ⓘ
embodiment of destructive genius ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| parent |
Alicia’s mother (unnamed in text)
ⓘ
James Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cormac McCarthy universe of characters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Knopf (for The Passenger) ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Stella Maris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| sibling | Bobby Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
hallucinations
ⓘ
institutionalization ⓘ suicidal ideation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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