# Carl Hunter — Flight character guide

> Carl Hunter in Flight by Walter White.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Carl

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Snapshot

A prominent family's son who drinks, skips church, and courts scandal by walking openly with a woman the town has spent years condemning.

## Who they are

When Mimi stops seeing him, Carl doesn't grieve quietly — he stays out nights, comes home drunk, and defies his father's churchgoing expectations with a recklessness that scandalizes the very set his family anchors. His friendship with a woman long ostracized for an old, unproven rumor becomes his quiet rebellion: he refuses to abandon her simply because the town has. His mother begs Mimi to take him back, believing only she can save him, which puts Mimi at the center of a drama she never chose. Carl is the price of respectability, and the novel watches him pay it.

## Relationships

### [Mimi Daquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/mimi_daquin)

_romantic_

Carl is Mimi's primary love interest, with a passionate and turbulent courtship.

### [Hilda Adams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/hilda_adams)

_friendship_

Carl and Hilda share a friendly rapport, with Hilda sometimes mediating between Carl and Mimi.

### [Jean Daquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/jean_daquin)

_rivalry_

Carl and Jean clash over Carl's intentions toward Mimi, with Jean disapproving of him.

### [Mrs. Daquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/mrs_daquin)

_social_

Carl is polite to Mrs. Daquin but she is wary of his influence on Mimi.

### [Mimi Daquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/mimi_daquin)

_romantic_

Carl is Mimi's primary love interest, with a passionate and turbulent courtship.

### [Mimi Daquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/mimi_daquin)

_romantic_

Carl is Mimi's primary love interest, with a passionate and turbulent courtship.

### [Mrs. Daquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/mrs_daquin)

_social_

Carl is polite to Mrs. Daquin but she is wary of his influence on Mimi.

### [Jean Daquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/jean_daquin)

_rivalry_

Carl and Jean clash over Carl's intentions toward Mimi, with Jean disapproving of him.

### [Hilda Adams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/hilda_adams)

_friendship_

Carl and Hilda share a friendly rapport, with Hilda sometimes mediating between Carl and Mimi.

### [Hilda Adams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/characters/hilda_adams)

_friendship_

Carl and Hilda share a friendly rapport, with Hilda sometimes mediating between Carl and Mimi.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/v)

Introduced to Mimi at a party, he gives her a cool greeting and leaves, but Hilda defends him, revealing his plans to go away for the summer.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/vi)

Returns home from school and meets Mimi at a picnic, showing interest in her despite her coolness.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/vii)

Acts as Mimi's guide to the cultural and spiritual life of Black Atlanta, introducing her to churches, dances, and the concept of the 'over-soul'.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/viii)

Protested Mimi's decision, showing pain and affection, but ultimately accepts her resolve.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/ix)

Carl avoids Mimi after their breakup, but at church he reveals his inner conflict, admitting he never wanted to be an insurance man and that he was happy with Mimi.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/x)

Appears haggard and bitter; confesses his love for Mimi, but his scandalous behavior creates tension.

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/xi)

Visits Mimi after Jean's death, expressing his love for Jean and his sorrow.

### [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/xii)

Reformed and devoted to Mimi; their relationship deepens; reacts with anger and dismay to news of her pregnancy.

### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/xiii)

Mimi's former lover, whom she now sees as weak and indecisive.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/flight_se/chapters/xvi)

Mimi reflects on her past relationship with Carl, now seeing him as a weak individual and feeling amused by her former devotion to him.

## Links

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