Character Relationship Map: The Mist

Characters

• David Drayton (played by Thomas Jane) — protagonist
• Amanda Dunfrey (played by Laurie Holden) — protagonist
• Ollie Weeks (played by Toby Jones) — supporting
• Mrs. Carmody (played by Marcia Gay Harden) — supporting
• Brent Norton (played by Andre Braugher) — supporting
• Bud Brown (played by Robert C. Treveiler) — minor
• Dan Miller (played by Jeffrey DeMunn) — supporting
• Norm (played by Chris Owen) — minor
• Irene Reppler (played by Frances Sternhagen) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ollie Weeks → Norm (Professional Workplace Superior)

  Norm is identified as a store bagger, while Ollie is identified as a store manager overseeing the supermarket shelter.

• Ollie Weeks → Bud Brown (Professional Managerial Colleague)

  Ollie and Bud are store managers who close off the supermarket after the civil alert siren sounds.

Story Dynamics

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

• Irene Reppler → Mrs. Carmody (Conflict Ideological Opponent)

  Irene is one of the teachers who comes into conflict with Carmody over Carmody's religious interpretation of the disaster.

• Bud Brown → Mrs. Carmody (Conflict Faction Opponent)

  Bud helps secure the store while Carmody's preaching escalates into demands for sacrifices among the survivors.

• Brent Norton → Ollie Weeks (Conflict Group Opponent)

  Brent rejects the warnings about the mist and leaves the supermarket, while Ollie helps defend and secure it.

• Dan Miller → Mrs. Carmody (Social Fellow Survivor)

  Dan enters the supermarket and remains among the survivors while Carmody preaches to the same group.

• Dan Miller → Ollie Weeks (Alliance Emergency Informant)

  Dan runs into the store with a warning about the mist, after which Ollie helps close and secure the supermarket.

• Ollie Weeks → Mrs. Carmody (Conflict Mortal Opponent)

  Ollie shoots and kills Carmody when she demands that the child and Amanda be sacrificed.

• Amanda Dunfrey → Ollie Weeks (Alliance Weapon Provider)

  Amanda carries a revolver in her purse and gives it to Ollie, who is a former regional shooting champion.

• Amanda Dunfrey → Mrs. Carmody (Conflict Ideological Opponent)

  Amanda conflicts with Carmody over Carmody's religious explanation and is later singled out as a sacrifice.

• Amanda Dunfrey → Irene Reppler (Alliance Allied Teacher)

  Amanda and Irene are identified as two teachers who come into conflict with Carmody over her religious interpretation of the disaster.

• David Drayton → Irene Reppler (Alliance Fellow Survivor)

  Irene joins David and the other survivors in the supermarket and opposes Carmody's religious interpretation of the disaster.

• David Drayton → Bud Brown (Alliance Fellow Survivor)

  Bud helps close and secure the supermarket while David and the other survivors barricade the store.

• David Drayton → Norm (Alliance Protector)

  David advises Norm not to go outside to repair the emergency generator because of the danger in the mist.

• David Drayton → Mrs. Carmody (Conflict Ideological Enemy)

  David opposes Carmody's calls for sacrifices and later escapes after Ollie kills her when she demands that the child and Amanda be sacrificed.

Story Analysis

A trapped community struggles against monstrous forces, social fanaticism, and the devastating consequences of desperate choices.

Plot Progression

1. Storm Over Bridgton
2. The Store Becomes A Fortress
3. Faith Under Siege
4. The Truth Beyond The Mist
5. Four Bullets Too Late