The Master of Horror and Suspense‚ Stephen King Even if a person has never read one of his books or watched one of his movies there is strong a likelihood that they have heard the name Stephen King. King was born on September 21‚ 1947 in Portland‚ Maine. At the age of two‚ King’s father abandoned his family‚ leaving them with a substantial amount of debt. After graduating from the University of Maine‚ King married Tabitha Spruce and obtained a teaching occupation in Hampden‚ Maine‚ in 1971. He taught
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Every great story has at least one theme that is identifiable.There are so many amazing themes out there that it’s hard for the author to just pick one. Well‚ in Stephen King’s IT‚ he expresses a few different themes‚ including; ’Grownups are the enemy’‚ expressing that theme by showing characters interacting with one another and the adults‚ ’There’s always a way to fix the problem’ by showing the characters‚ yet again‚ working together to kill the evil entity‚ and ’Leave the past behind‚ but never
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Author: Stephen King. This book is the first book I have read by this author.I am going to read more books by him. Genre: This book is a horror fiction which most of King’s books are categorized in. I have never read any books by Stephen King but I plan on reading more. This book was a great entrance book to Stephen King written books. Title: “The Long Walk” makes you wonder what is the walk about and what makes it so long. It caught my eye when I searching for a book by this author to read. It fits
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Desperation‚ a recent Stephen King novel‚ is not just a book‚ but an experience that leaves the reader frightened‚ paranoid‚ and questioning his moral beliefs. Picture‚ if you will‚ a lone‚ crazed Nevada policeman who pulls over vehicles on a lonely desert highway and forcefully takes away their occupants. Whichever of them he doesn’t kill immediately‚ he locks up in the jail of the small desolate town of Desperation. Among those captured are the vacationing Carver family‚ whose RV is sabotaged on
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The Shining‚ by Stephen King‚ is about a man and his wife and son staying in a hotel during the winter. The man is named Jack Torrance‚ who will be the caretaker of the Overlook Hotel from the months of November to April. Jack was notorious for losing his job‚ mostly since he had a bad temper and drank excessively. Thankfully though‚ his good buddy Al knew the owner of the Overlook‚ who needed someone to stay there when everyone else left; so‚ he was able to get him the job. Jack’s son‚ Danny‚ has
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In Stephen King’s raw and fascinating novel Carrie‚ the author exercises vivid details‚ creates striking characters‚ and includes a suspenseful plot. This is what keeps the reader interested and horror-struck. An example of vivid details is on page 123 where the author describes Carrie’s prom dress. “The dress itself was nearly floor length. The skirt was loose‚ but the waist was snug‚ the material rich and unfamiliar against her skin‚ which was used to only cotton and wool.” This excerpt is significant
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Stephen King’s View on Fame Stephen King is a contemporary writer who has written many books in his lifetime. In his novel Misery‚ he discusses the consequences or bad sides of being famous. This normal average man‚ other than being a world famous author‚ acts as a regular individual in his daily life. In Stephen King’s Misery‚ King uses Paul Sheldon‚ as a doppelganger of himself to describe the horrors of being a famous person in the worst situation‚ showing readers that it is not so bad to be
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Stephen King: The King of Horror “The most important things are the hardest to say‚ because words diminish them. Fiction is the truth inside the lie. Monsters are real‚ and ghosts are real too. They live inside us‚ and sometimes‚ they win.” Some of the many themes Stephen King has provided to his audience‚ King has a way of making his readers feel as though there isn’t any good left in the world. He creates stories that draw in his audience and keeps them turning the pages in anticipation to
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will help their audiences become better readers and writers. Based on the essay‚ “On Writing” by Stephen King‚ he views any time put into reading and writing will make you a good writer so long as you do it in large quantities. When people deem a piece of writing as bad there are a few reasons why they would think that way. There could be grammar and spelling mistakes or the plot and characters could be underdeveloped. Stephen King’s option on such writing was‚ “One learns most clearly what not to
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Stephen King: The Highs and Lows of being a Great American Author. Conradt‚ Stacy. “10 Facts About Stephen King.” Mentalfloss.com September 21‚ 2009. -This particular source gives interesting facts about King’s early life‚ including one of the tragic events in his life that lead to his unique writing elements. -This source is going to help me setup the introduction and beginning of my research paper leading into the body of my
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