In the novel Carrie, what is the name of the main character's mother?

In Stephen King’s novel Carrie, the main character’s mother is Margaret White. Margaret is a fanatically religious and abusive parent whose treatment of Carrie shapes the novel’s themes of repression, shame, and violence.

Margaret interprets ordinary experiences—especially menstruation, sexuality, and female development—as sinful. When Carrie has her first period at school, Margaret blames her rather than explaining what is happening and confines her in a prayer closet. Her rigid beliefs isolate Carrie from both her peers and basic knowledge about her own body.

Margaret is also central to the novel’s climax. After Carrie returns from the disastrous prom, Margaret attacks her with a knife, believing her daughter is possessed. Carrie uses her telekinetic powers to stop Margaret’s heart. Miss Desjardin is Carrie’s sympathetic gym teacher, while Sue Snell and Chris Hargensen are classmates, so none of those names identifies her mother.