Comparing Stephen King's Life, Times, And Works
The “King” of Horror:
Stephen King’s Life, Times, and Works
Abstract:
This essay is about the life and times of Stephen King and the influences he has had in society. It discusses his childhood and the impact it had in his writing. Examining several scholarly articles helped distinguish King’s unique writing style and themes he includes in his works. This composition ends with the analysis of King’s novel Misery and the uncommon aspects seen throughout his book.
Novels create and escape from the real world. Stephen believed this greatly having grown up without many friends King turned to reading many books. Growing up in a time of wars, King wrote many horror novels, creating something worse than the horror of reality for people to enjoy. Many critics have noticed his unique way of including horror in almost all of his novels. King has been recognized as one of the best horror writers becoming widely known worldwide.
1. Stephen King’s Life, Times, and Influences
Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. At …show more content…
King “discusses the strong sexual undertones in vampire fiction” comparing a vampire bite to oral rape ( 138). Schroeder acknowledges that Annie Wilkes is an oral rapist, much like a vampire. Before Paul could breath “she raped him full of her air again” (qtd. in Schroeder 138). King also extends the analogy when Annie crushes a rat to death, “unaware of what she was doing, she began to suck the rat’s blood from her fingers” (King 161). Furthermore, Annie makes Paul “her prostitute by forcing him to write a new Misery-novel” (Schroeder 139). All through Misery, Annie isn’t just Paul’s fan and lover, she also plays the role of his mother (Schroeder 139). As an ex-nurse, Annie treats Paul as her child, feeding, praising, and even punishing
Stephen King’s Life, Times, and Works
Abstract:
This essay is about the life and times of Stephen King and the influences he has had in society. It discusses his childhood and the impact it had in his writing. Examining several scholarly articles helped distinguish King’s unique writing style and themes he includes in his works. This composition ends with the analysis of King’s novel Misery and the uncommon aspects seen throughout his book.
Novels create and escape from the real world. Stephen believed this greatly having grown up without many friends King turned to reading many books. Growing up in a time of wars, King wrote many horror novels, creating something worse than the horror of reality for people to enjoy. Many critics have noticed his unique way of including horror in almost all of his novels. King has been recognized as one of the best horror writers becoming widely known worldwide.
1. Stephen King’s Life, Times, and Influences
Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. At …show more content…
King “discusses the strong sexual undertones in vampire fiction” comparing a vampire bite to oral rape ( 138). Schroeder acknowledges that Annie Wilkes is an oral rapist, much like a vampire. Before Paul could breath “she raped him full of her air again” (qtd. in Schroeder 138). King also extends the analogy when Annie crushes a rat to death, “unaware of what she was doing, she began to suck the rat’s blood from her fingers” (King 161). Furthermore, Annie makes Paul “her prostitute by forcing him to write a new Misery-novel” (Schroeder 139). All through Misery, Annie isn’t just Paul’s fan and lover, she also plays the role of his mother (Schroeder 139). As an ex-nurse, Annie treats Paul as her child, feeding, praising, and even punishing