Charley
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Charley
Sort Name:
Charley
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Middle Class
Rank:
Secondary
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Professional
Specific Job:
Physician's Intern
First Mentioned:
Biography:
"Charley" is "a young interne from the county hospital" who is a doctor's assistant (124) at the Memphis orphanage where an infant is left "on the doorstep" (133). This young man is the person who decides they should name the child "Joe Christmas." He is still working there as an intern five years later, when Joe overhears him having sex with the "dietitian" (120). ("Interne" and "dietitian" are the novel's spellings.)
Individual or Group:
Individual
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