Short Fiction · Character

Mary Cuberle

Eighteen and flawless in a world that manufactures beauty, Mary Cuberle sits in a psychiatrist's waiting room and cannot stop watching the disaster on the wall.

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Also known as Cuberle

First appearance: The Beautiful People

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An 18-year-old girl who refuses the societal Transformation, preferring her natural, imperfect body.

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Mary is the daughter Mrs. Cuberle has brought to Dr. Hortel after 'those terrible things' she confessed at home, and she waits through a three-hour appointment with a patience that reads as dread. Where her mother flips past images of slender, tanned, identical women without a thought, Mary studies the Mayoraka Disaster until she has to shut her eyes, then studies the magazines and wonders how to answer the questions coming. Her revulsion at the screen and her fear of the examination are the first cracks in a society that has decided what a person should be.

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Character Web

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Psychological
Family
Social

Character groups

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Familial and medical roles

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Relationships

The Doctor
psychological · ambivalent
Mary Cuberle appears to be under the doctor's care or observation, suggesting a… How this plays out →
Mother
family · ambivalent
Daddy
family · positive
Mr. Willmes
social · ambivalent
Dr. Hortel
psychological · ambivalent
Grandpa
family · positive
Shala
friendship · positive
The Doctor
psychological · ambivalent
Mary Cuberle appears to be under the doctor's care or observation, suggesting a… How this plays out →
Mother
family · ambivalent
The Doctor
psychological · ambivalent
Mary Cuberle appears to be under the doctor's care or observation, suggesting a… How this plays out →
Daddy
family · positive
Mr. Willmes
social · ambivalent

The Doctor
Mary Cuberle appears to be under the doctor's care or observation, suggesting a manipulative or therapeutic dynamic.
Mother
Mary Cuberle and Mother are clearly family, with a maternal bond that may be strained or nurturing.
Daddy
Daddy is Mary Cuberle's father, indicating a paternal relationship with potential authority or affection.
Mr. Willmes
Mary Cuberle and Mr. Willmes are acquaintances, possibly neighbors or community members.
Dr. Hortel
Dr. Hortel may be treating or studying Mary Cuberle, indicating a clinical or manipulative dynamic.
Grandpa
Grandpa is Mary Cuberle's grandfather, indicating a familial bond with possible warmth or generational tension.
Shala
Mary Cuberle and Shala are friends or close companions, sharing personal moments.
The Doctor
Mary Cuberle appears to be under the doctor's care or observation, suggesting a manipulative or therapeutic dynamic.
Mother
Mary Cuberle and Mother are clearly family, with a maternal bond that may be strained or nurturing.
The Doctor
Mary Cuberle appears to be under the doctor's care or observation, suggesting a manipulative or therapeutic dynamic.
Daddy
Daddy is Mary Cuberle's father, indicating a paternal relationship with potential authority or affection.
Mr. Willmes
Mary Cuberle and Mr. Willmes are acquaintances, possibly neighbors or community members.

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