Who is Charles Darke from The Child in Time and what is their importance? The_Child_in_Time English & Literature Charles Darke | The Child in Time

An official at Gott's publishing house, Charles is charged with convincing Stephen to allow the publishing of his first book, "Lemonade," as a children's book. Charles and Stephen become good friends as Charles launches a political career and it is Charles who eventually writes the book that is adopted as the government's official stand on child care. Charles retires from public life though he is always dissatisfied by his child-like idyll. He seems to choose to die, taking off his winter clothing and simply sitting down in the cold.