Carl Redman Character Analysis in Voyage in the Dark

Carl Redman is an attractive American man whom Anna meets through Laurie. Carl met Laurie while he and his friend Joe were traveling in Europe, and she told them to look her up if they ever come to London. The implication is that Laurie’s relationship with both Carl and Joe is of a sexual and transactional nature—meaning, in other words, that she’s a sex worker and they are her clients. When Anna lives in Ethel’s flat, Carl comes to see her and takes her out. Ethel takes a liking to Carl and tells Anna that she can spend as much time as she wants with men like him—if, that is, she pays extra rent. Ethel thus implies that she wants a cut of the money Anna might receive from having sex with wealthy men.

Carl Redman Quotes in Voyage in the Dark

The Voyage in the Dark quotes below are all either spoken by Carl Redman or refer to Carl Redman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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‘D’you know,’ she said, ‘I never pay for a meal for myself—it’s the rarest thing. For instance, these two—I said to them quite casually, like that, ‘When you come over to London, let me know. I’ll show you round a bit,’ and if you please about three weeks ago they turned up. I’ve been showing them round, I can tell you….I get along with men. I can do what I like with them. Sometimes I’m surprised myself. I expect it’s because they feel I really like it and no kidding. […]’

Related Characters: Laurie (speaker), Anna Morgan, Carl Redman, Joe Adler, Walter Jeffries

Page Number and Citation: 116

Explanation and Analysis:

Anna runs into Laurie one day not long after her breakup with Walter, and Laurie tells her all about how she has been supporting herself by spending time with wealthy men. She explains how she met Carl and Joe, and her story about “showing them round” London hints that she’s a sex worker. She also says that she “get[s] along with men,” noting that “they feel [she] really like[s] it.” She doesn’t say what she means by “it,” but she’s probably referring to sex. If this is the case, then her remark confirms that she’s a sex worker—or to be Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessita

‘Did you have a good time? I bet you did. Redman’s a nice man. He knows his way about, you can tell that. Oh, I bet he knows his way about. You know, kid, I’ve been thinking you’ll want to go out more with your friends and not feel you’ve got to be in all day. I don’t mind, but we may have to talk it over a bit about the rent.’

Related Characters: Ethel Matthews (speaker), Anna Morgan, Carl Redman

Page Number and Citation: 158

Explanation and Analysis:

While Anna is living at Ethel’s flat and working as a manicurist, Carl visits her one day and takes her out for the night. She doesn’t return until quite late, but Ethel doesn’t mind. In fact, she seems pleased that a man like Carl is interested in Anna. She insinuates that Carl must be an experienced lover, saying that he probably “knows his way about.” The main reason she’s not mad at Anna for staying out so late, though, is that she wants to encourage her to indulge wealthy men’s attention. To that end, she suggests that Anna should “go Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus vo

Carl Redman Character Timeline in Voyage in the Dark

The timeline below shows where the character Carl Redman appears in Voyage in the Dark. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...runs into Laurie on the street. Laurie is with two men from the U.S. named Carl Redman and Joe Adler, and they all convince her to come back to Laurie’s flat.... (full context)

...to cheer Anna up, Laurie encourages her to come to dinner that night, adding that Carl is really quite nice, though he’s obsessed with gambling. She agrees to lend Anna a... (full context)

At the restaurant that night, Laurie asks Carl if he likes Anna—didn’t Laurie find “a nice girl” for him? He graciously says that... (full context)

...drunk that she needs a moment to collect herself. When she returns, she discovers that Carl has left. Joe claims that an urgent matter arose to take Carl away, but Laurie... (full context)

...ride along them on a horse. At one point, Ethel comes in and says that Carl and Joe have come to see her. Carl comes in for a manicure, but he... (full context)

When Carl touches her, Anna can tell he thinks she’ll have sex with him—and, she realizes, she... (full context)

In the morning, Ethel wakes Anna and asks about her time with Carl. She likes Carl and doesn’t mind what Anna does with him, but she tells her... (full context)

Carl doesn’t return for several days, which seems to make Ethel nervous. Finally, he calls and... (full context)

In a conversation with Carl one day, Anna learns that Joe is married. The discovery prompts her to ask if... (full context)

Carl Redman Character Analysis

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Carl Redman Character Timeline in Voyage in the Dark