Carrie

Doubleday (1974)

A novel of a girl possessed of a terrifying power.

Main Characters:

Rita Desjardin
the gym teacher who came to Carrie's defense
Chris Hargensen
plotted the pigs' blood shower as revenge for being punished for the shower incedent with Carrie
Billy Nolan
Chris Hargensen's boyfriend who rigged the buckets of pigs' blood
Tommy Ross
Sue Snell's boyfriend. He took Carrie to the prom. He was knocked out when the buckets of pigs' blood fell and died in the fire.
Sue Snell
one of Carrie's classmates who participated in the shower incident. She later felt bad about what she did and convinced her boyfriend Tommy Ross to take Carrie to the prom. Bad Idea!
Carietta (Carrie) White
girl with telekentic abilities who snaps when buckets of pigs' blood are dumped on her at the class prom
Margaret White
Carrie's mother
Notes of interest:
  1. One of the teachers at Carrie's school is Edwin King and King's full name is Stephen Edwin King
  2. Prom Night toll was 440 dead and 18 missing


[Stephen King's books]

Ed Nomura

Last updated: Mar 28, 1996