Cat in the Rain is a very short story and does not have many characters. The American wife is the protagonist. She seems discontented by her new marriage and the transient lifestyle she shares with her husband. The wife wants to buy a house and settle down. She appears to have a feeling of loneliness and she longs for children. Hemingway seems to have her devolve into a little girl as the narrative advances.
George is the American husband in the story. He seems to be self-involved and is very dismissive of his young wife. Both characters are portrayed as selfish, particularly when compared to the Italians that traveled great distances to visit the war memorial. Another male character is the innkeeper. The American wife is very fond of the innkeeper and she confides in him.
The cat that the American wife finds outside of the hotel is most likely symbolic of the wife's desire to have a child.
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