# Madam de Carter — Not Without Laughter character guide

> Madam de Carter in Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Madam Carter, Carter

**First appearance:** 0027-xxviii-chicago

## Who they are

A wealthy woman who hires Harriett as a maid.

## In the story

### [X: Punishment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/x-punishment)

A neighbor who reads Bible stories to the children and later confirms to Hager that she did not give Sandy a nickel.

### [Nothing but Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xvi-nothing-but-love)

Sometimes joins them on the porch, full of chatter about the lodge and the race.

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