Character Relationship Map: Carrie

Characters

• Carrie White (played by Chloë Grace Moretz) — protagonist

  Shy high school student with telekinetic powers, bullied relentlessly and pushed to tragic revenge.

• Margaret White (played by Julianne Moore) — protagonist

  Fanatical, abusive mother who locks Carrie in a prayer closet and views her powers as demonic.

• Sue Snell (played by Gabriella Wilde) — supporting

  Remorseful classmate who tries to make amends by inviting Carrie to prom, ultimately failing to stop the tragedy.

• Tommy Ross (played by Ansel Elgort) — supporting

  Popular athlete and Sue's boyfriend who kindly invites Carrie to prom, becoming a victim of the cruel prank.

• Billy Nolan (played by Alex Russell) — supporting

  Chris's delinquent boyfriend who helps orchestrate the prom blood bucket prank, leading to his own demise.

• Tina Blake (played by Zoë Belkin) — supporting

  Chris's friend who switches prom ballots to ensure Carrie wins.

• Chris Hargensen (played by Portia Doubleday) — supporting

  Alternate spelling of the main bully character.

• Miss Desjardin (played by Judy Greer) — supporting

  PE teacher who comforts Carrie but later locks Sue out of the gym.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Sue Snell → Tommy Ross (Romantic Boyfriend) — Their romantic relationship motivates Sue's attempt to help Carrie.

  The plot identifies Tommy as Sue's boyfriend before Sue asks him to take Carrie to prom.

• Margaret White → Carrie White (Family Mother) — A mother-daughter bond distorted by religious fanaticism and abuse.

  Margaret is identified as Carrie's mother and recounts the circumstances of Carrie's conception and birth.

• Miss Desjardin → Carrie White (Professional Teacher) — Miss Desjardin acts as Carrie's school-based authority and supporter.

  Miss Desjardin comforts Carrie after the locker-room incident and imposes consequences on the girls who harassed her.

• Chris Hargensen → Billy Nolan (Romantic Boyfriend) — Their romantic partnership is fused with criminal collaboration.

  The plot identifies Billy as Chris's boyfriend during their plan to stage the prom prank.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Sue Snell → Miss Desjardin (Conflict Misunderstood Rescuer) — A mistaken judgment prevents Sue from intervening before the prank.

  Sue arrives to warn the gym about the bucket, but Miss Desjardin locks her out because she suspects Sue intends to hurt Carrie.

• Billy Nolan → Carrie White (Conflict Prank Perpetrator) — Billy helps construct the trap that triggers Carrie's massacre.

  Billy participates in Chris's plan to suspend a bucket of blood above Carrie at prom.

• Tina Blake → Carrie White (Conflict Prank Accomplice) — Tina contributes directly to the setup of Carrie's public humiliation.

  Tina switches the prom ballots so that Carrie and Tommy are named prom queen and king.

• Tommy Ross → Carrie White (Alliance Prom Partner) — Tommy provides Carrie with a brief experience of social acceptance.

  At Sue's request, Tommy invites Carrie to prom and accompanies her as she is named prom queen.

• Sue Snell → Carrie White (Social Classmate) — Sue's relationship with Carrie evolves from participation in bullying to remorseful concern.

  Sue is involved in the locker-room incident but later regrets her actions and tries to make amends.

• Chris Hargensen → Tina Blake (Social Friend) — Their friendship enables Chris's manipulation of the prom ceremony.

  Tina is described as Chris's friend and discreetly slips fake ballots into the prom voting box.

• Chris Hargensen → Carrie White (Conflict Bully) — Chris is Carrie's most persistent school-based tormentor.

  Chris records the locker-room humiliation, uploads it to YouTube, and organizes the blood prank against Carrie.

Story Analysis

A bullied teenager's awakening power turns years of religious abuse and social cruelty into catastrophic retaliation.

Plot Progression

1. Blood in the Locker Room — Carrie's first menstruation becomes a public humiliation when classmates ridicule her and Chris records the incident. Miss Desjardin intervenes, but Carrie returns to Margaret's abusive religious home...
2. A Power Behind Fear — Margaret punishes Carrie in the prayer closet while supernatural signs reveal Carrie's telekinetic potential. At school, Desjardin disciplines the girls, and Chris's defiance deepens the conflict.
3. Hope Before the Trap — Sue tries to atone by arranging Tommy's invitation to prom, giving Carrie a fragile chance at acceptance. Margaret rejects Carrie's independence, but Carrie uses her power to leave.
4. The Prom Betrayal — Chris, Billy, and Tina manipulate the prom ceremony with fake ballots and a blood bucket. Sue arrives too late to warn Carrie, and the prank destroys the brief moment of triumph.
5. Ashes Beneath the House — Carrie's telekinetic revenge consumes the school and kills Chris and Billy. At home, Margaret attacks her, the house collapses, and Sue survives while Carrie's fate remains ambiguous.