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:
- One of the teachers at Carrie's school is Edwin King and King's full
name is Stephen Edwin King
- Prom Night toll was 440 dead and 18 missing
Ed Nomura
Last updated: Mar 28, 1996