The Stand Characters: Complete Analysis

The Stand features complex characters representing different aspects of society, each embodying themes of the novel.

Stu Redman is the Texas everyman immune to the flu. Frannie Goldsmith is pregnant and heads to Mother Abagail's gathering. Mother Abagail is the 108-year-old prophet representing good. Randall Flagg is the Dark Man, basically the devil or chaos incarnate. Larry Underwood is the musician finding redemption. Nick Andros is the deaf-mute who becomes a leader. Harold Lauder is the incel who turns to evil.