Mrs. Caliban (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Rachel Ingalls
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Love
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: Southern California
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Culture, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Nature, Marriage, Betrayal, California, West, U.S., Adultery, Death or dying, Fantasy, Depression, mental, Sea or seafaring life, Loneliness, Middle Ages, Comedy, Horror, Monsters, Animals
- Locales: California
Characters Discussed
Dorothy Caliban, a housewife nearing middle age and living in Southern California. Two of Dorothy’s major characteristics are her alienation and her loneliness in a loveless marriage. Dorothy’s outlook on life is clearly conditioned by the bleakness of her marriage. Dorothy’s husband, Fred, who is haunted by the death of their only child, causes her to settle for a life of marriage in name only. The nominal aspect of the marriage is shown in Dorothy’s behavior. The author emphasizes that Dorothy is absorbed in acting out the routine of...
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