Louisa

Louisa is Charley's wife, and though she appears only briefly, her role is important. She is loving, caring and sensible, and she grows genuinely worried about her husband when he tells her about the third level and cannot find it again. Her concern is what helps bring the psychiatrist friend Sam into the matter. Louisa represents the steadying, real-world anchor in Charley's life; she reacts to his strange story with the natural anxiety of someone who loves him and fears for his state of mind. By the end, when the first-day-cover letter surfaces, she is drawn into the mystery too, sharing in t …