# Charles Hemple — Short Fiction character guide

> Charles Hemple in Short Fiction by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** young Mrs. Charles Hemple, Mrs. Hemple, Charles, Chuck, Charley, young Chuck, Mrs. Charles Hemple

**First appearance:** 0057-i

## Who they are

A young man who marries Luella Hemple.

## Relationships

### [Luella Hemple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/characters/luella_hemple)

_family_

Charles and Luella are a married couple, and their relationship is defined by domestic tension and Luella's controlling nature.

### [Luella Hemple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/characters/luella_hemple)

_family_

Charles and Luella are a married couple, and their relationship is defined by domestic tension and Luella's controlling nature.

## In the story

### [The Adjuster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/the-adjuster)

Luella's husband, who is preoccupied with his own concerns and fails to notice his wife's unhappiness.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/i)

Luella's husband, who dislikes social activities and is drifting apart from her.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/ii)

Luella's husband, a man in his mid-thirties with distinguished gray hair. He is visibly strained by their marriage and has invited Doctor Moon to help, but his nervous habit of rubbing his face exacerbates Luella's frustration.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/ii)

Luella and Charles's young son, who is cared for by a governess. Luella feels a mix of compassion and detachment toward him.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/iii)

Suffers a nervous collapse; in delirium he reveals his deep devotion and fear of losing Luella.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/iv)

Luella's husband, who is recovering from illness and has white hair; he learns of his baby's death and weeps.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/v)

Charles returns home with white hair after a long illness, but shows no other marks of his suffering; he is more relaxed and affectionate.

### [The Freshest Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/the-freshest-boy)

Luella's brother, who confronts Basil about his behavior.

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