Alicia Western is Bobby Western’s sister
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Alicia Western is a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician whose life and death profoundly shape the emotional core of Cormac McCarthy’s novel *The Passenger*.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alicia Western | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Stella Maris
NERFINISHED
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The Passenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
advanced mathematics
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foundations of mathematics ⓘ quantum theory ⓘ set theory ⓘ |
| conversesWith | the Thalidomide Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| death | suicide ⓘ |
| education |
University of Chicago
NERFINISHED
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University of Wisconsin–Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Western ⓘ |
| father | Leonard Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Passenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | mathematics ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose character ⓘ |
| hasImaginaryCompanion | the Thalidomide Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMentalDisorder | schizophrenia ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
brilliant
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mentally troubled ⓘ |
| influences | Bobby Western’s emotional life ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | deceased ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mother | Western family mother ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central emotional focus of The Passenger
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subject of psychiatric interviews in Stella Maris ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extraordinary mathematical ability
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struggles with mental illness ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| parentBackground | Manhattan Project scientist family ⓘ |
| relative | Bobby Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| sibling | Bobby Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
ethics of science
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family trauma ⓘ genius and madness ⓘ grief ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn |
Stella Maris (2022 novel)
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The Passenger (2022 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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