Angel’s boyfriend, whom Daniel meets at Jim Hennings’s birthday party. A confident young man studying to be a lawyer, Charles threatens Daniel outside the party, telling him that he doesn’t approve of Angel’s decision not to sue him for taking her $10,000. Not long after this encounter, Charles calls Kay and tells her that Daniel owes Angel money, urging her to talk to Daniel herself about the specifics, though Daniel simply lies to his adoptive mother by saying that Angel covered him for dinner one time when they got together in the city.
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Charles Character Timeline in The Leavers
The timeline below shows where the character Charles appears in The Leavers. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
...attends Jim Hennings’s birthday party. When he hugs Angel, she “flinch[es],” then introduces him to Charles, her new boyfriend. As Daniel greets him, Angel immediately says they should go to their...
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...get settled in before starting summer classes at Carlough. On his way out, Daniel finds Charles smoking at the end of the block. “I want to talk to you for a...
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Chapter 14
...to talk to Polly again, and he says, “Maybe.” Changing the subject, Kay says that Charles called her several days ago and told her that Daniel hasn’t returned money he borrowed...
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