Character Relationship Map: The Big Empty

Characters

• Alice (played by Selma Blair) — protagonist
• The Specialist (played by Elias Koteas) — supporting
• Gynecologist (played by Richmond Arquette) — supporting
• Doctor (played by Grant Heslov) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• The Specialist → Gynecologist (Professional Sequential Medical Investigators)

  The Specialist's discovery comes after the gynecologist fails to determine the cause of Alice's ache.

• The Specialist → Doctor (Professional Sequential Medical Investigators)

  The Specialist follows earlier unsuccessful medical examinations after Alice has already seen other doctors.

• Alice → The Specialist (Professional Patient And Specialist)

  The Specialist finds an enormous empty tundra inside Alice, with its opening being her vagina.

• Alice → Doctor (Professional Patient And Doctor)

  After the first doctor cannot identify the problem, Alice sees another doctor as she continues seeking an explanation for the ache.

• Alice → Gynecologist (Professional Patient And Doctor)

  Alice first visits a gynecologist because of a mysterious ache, but the gynecologist cannot determine the cause.

Story Analysis

Alice's unexplained pain becomes a public spectacle and an impossible journey toward emotional release.

Plot Progression

1. The Unexplained Ache
2. Discovery Of The Tundra
3. The Media Spectacle
4. Journey Into Emptiness
5. Frozen Release