Thomas Quillan Character Analysis in Carrie

Thomas Quillan is a resident of Chamberlain. He has a bad habit of getting angry when he’s drunk, so he often voluntarily locks himself up at the police station, which he does the night of prom night. He acts as an emergency responder on the night of the disaster, helping set up makeshift hospitals and giving his eyewitness account to Sheriff Doyle.

Thomas Quillan Character Timeline in Carrie

The timeline below shows where the character Thomas Quillan appears in Carrie. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

The White Commission, an investigation commenced after prom night, interrogates Thomas Quillan , a Chamberlain resident. Quillan recounts how he had voluntarily come to be jailed at... (full context)

...Doyle struggles to follow him. In the middle of their conversation, another gas station explodes. Tom Quillan runs out of the police station, much to Doyle’s relief, and tells Quillan that he’s... (full context)