Stephen King Carrie Symbols

There are many symbols and rituals in Stephen King's books, especially in Carrie. The main and most important symbols in the book is religion and blood. The main and most important rituals in the book are the prom night and the menstruation. Carrie is written in a third person perspective.

Religious symbols are used in many different books as a symbol for horrors, suffering, sacrifice and as a battle against sin. Religion in Carrie is mainly used as a symbol for her mother's Margaret extreme faith. The house where Carrie lives is filled with religious symbols as crucifixes, bibles and even a praying room. One example from the book where Carrie says: “Jesus watches from the wall, but his face is cold as stone, and if he loves me, as she tells