Who is John and Debby Catlin from All the Little Live Things and what is their importance? All_the_Little_Live_Things English & Literature John and Debby Catlin | All the Little Live Things

John is Marian's husband. John is an ethologist, a mix between an experimental psychologist and a veterinarian. John spends a lot of time traveling in order to observe the behaviors of animals. This leaves Marian alone quite often, opening the door for Joe and Ruth to becomes something like guardians to her, especially when her cancer returns. Joe pesters John frequently about the treatments Marian is ignoring, but John sticks by his wife's choices, allowing her to handle her death the way she wants to.