Still Alice

by

Lisa Genova

Mary Johnson Character Analysis

A friend Alice meets through Denise Daddario, the social worker at the neurosurgeon’s office where both Alice and Mary are patients. Mary is 57 and has frontotemporal lobe dementia, so she is able to sympathize with what Alice is going through as her Alzheimer’s worsens. She is able to attend Alice’s final speech at the annual Dementia Care Conference.
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Mary Johnson Character Timeline in Still Alice

The timeline below shows where the character Mary Johnson 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
...early-onset dementia, 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... (full context)
Loss of Identity Theme Icon
Alzheimer’s, Quality of Life, and Happiness Theme Icon
...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. When... (full context)
March 2005
Loss of Identity Theme Icon
Alzheimer’s, Quality of Life, and Happiness Theme Icon
...give 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)