Jessie Baley

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Jessie Baley is a supporting character in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction novel "The Caves of Steel," known as the wife of protagonist detective Elijah Baley and representing the everyday human perspective in a futuristic, robot-populated society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
human
literary character
appearsIn The Caves of Steel
attitudeTowardRobots fearful
suspicious
authorCreatedBy Isaac Asimov
citizenship New York City
surface form: City of New York
concern family security
social status
createdInYear 1953–1954 (serialization period of The Caves of Steel)
environment crowded enclosed megacity
familyRole mother
wife
fictionalUniverse Elijah Baley series
Robot series
firstAppearance The Caves of Steel
gender female
genre science fiction
hasChild Bentley Baley
languageOfWork English
laterBookPublisher Doubleday
livesInSocietyType The Caves of Steel
surface form: caves of steel
maritalStatus married
medium novel
narrativeFunction contrasts with robots and Spacers
represents everyday human perspective
narrativeRole supporting character
occupation housewife
publisherOfFirstAppearance Galaxy Science Fiction (magazine serialization)
relationshipToProtagonist emotional support for Elijah Baley
residence New York City
residenceType enclosed city
socialClass lower middle class
spouseOf Elijah Baley
timePeriod far future

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The Caves of Steel character Jessie Baley
Elijah Baley spouse Jessie Baley