Still Alice

by

Lisa Genova

Cathy Roberts Character Analysis

A friend who Alice meets through Denise Daddario, the social worker at the neurosurgeon’s office where both Alice and Cathy are patients. Cathy is 48 and, like Alice, is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Alice and Cathy become fast friends, and Cathy is one of the last people outside of Alice’s family to reach out and check on her before she forgets to keep checking her email and laptop. Cathy attends Alice’s talk at the annual Dementia Care Conference.
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Cathy Roberts Character Timeline in Still Alice

The timeline below shows where the character Cathy Roberts appears in Still Alice. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
December 2004
Loss of Identity Theme Icon
Alzheimer’s, Quality of Life, and Happiness Theme Icon
...several of whom showed interest and shared their contact information. Their names are Mary Johnson, Cathy Roberts, and Dan Sullivan. Alice sends them an email inviting them to her house for... (full context)
Loss of Identity Theme Icon
Alzheimer’s, Quality of Life, and Happiness Theme Icon
...to bed. On her way, she sees that she has three new emails, all from Cathy, Mary, and Dan Sullivan telling her they’d love to come to her house to meet.... (full context)
March 2005
Loss of Identity Theme Icon
Alzheimer’s, Quality of Life, and Happiness Theme Icon
...her presentation, Alice looks out into the crowd and notices John, Anna, Charlie, Tom, Mary, Cathy, Dan Sullivan, and Dr. Sullivan. She touches her butterfly necklace and begins her talk. (full context)
June 2005
Loss of Identity Theme Icon
Alzheimer’s, Quality of Life, and Happiness Theme Icon
Alice gets on her computer after receiving a concerned phone call from Cathy, who wanted to know if Alice was okay because she hadn’t attended their support group... (full context)