Will's therapist who guides him after his psychiatric hospital release. She encourages him to recall the traumatic day of his wife's death. Despite being initially narrated as the hero, she is herself killed in a bus accident earlier in the timeline.
Will is the patient and Dr. Cait is his therapist, guiding him through his institutionalization and grief.
Self frames Cait's accident as a pivotal narrative device that connects to the larger story.
Their stories are linked by the narrator's structure, showing how disparate lives touch.
Both women experience profound loss, with Cait providing the framework for processing it.
Henry's presence at the accident ties him to both Cait's near-death experience and the broader narrative.
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