Stephen King is an author that many have heard of but few know his story. Stephen King has written many worldwide known books including‚ The Shining‚ Carrie‚ It‚ and The Mist. Stephen King has even been compared to Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe. Stephen Edwin King was born September‚ 21st 1947 in Portland‚ Maine to Donald and Nellie King. Stephen also has a older brother Daniel‚ who was born two years before. When Stephen turned two his dad abandoned his family‚ after this his mother
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‘Everything not forbidden is compulsory’ as wrote by the 20th-century writer‚ T.H. White in his Arthurian novel‚ The Once and Future King‚ displaying the authoritative rule of many totalitarian governments. Totalitarianism has been a central theme in many notable dystopian novels such as Margaret Atwood’s‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Ray Bradbury’s‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and John Wyndham’s‚ The Chrysalids. Perhaps the reason why totalitarianism is featured heavily throughout literature is perhaps because these
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feel‚ and how many people live. Sometimes you have to fight for your freedom no matter what the situation is. Two examples that show this include the texts “The Boys Who Fought” and “Holocaust Survivor Stories” show how many people during World War 2 were deprived of their freedom. In the text “Holocaust Survivor Stories” there are many accounts of people who underwent the holocaust‚ were even tortured and attended concentration camps. The beginning of the text talks about one victim and what happened
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Stephen King’s ’Ars Poetica’ on Horror In Stephen King’s non-fictional book‚ Danse Macabre‚ he views Lovecraft as a major impact in the field of dark horror fiction writing and also acknowledges the fact that King himself considered him as a major source of inspiration‚ which was embedded in his style of writing. When he reminisces about how he got introduced to the genre‚ he states that his first pick of the countless texts happened to be one of Lovecraft’s short stories. King mentions‚ that although
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In "Everything You Need To Know About Writing Successfully — In Ten Minutes‚" Stephen King describes all the process of how to write a good paper and a great essay. Stephen was born in Portland in 1947‚ and he started to write stories since he was a child. The boundary of his interest about writing began when he found a box of horror and science fiction novels in his aunt’s house. Since this event‚ he has had writing many novels‚ series‚ short stories‚ novellas‚ and screenplays that were
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Essay Analysis of Why We Crave Horror Movies Thesis: Stephen King never clearly states the thesis of this essay however there is enough information provided that we can infer one. We need to keep our inner lyncher at bay by feeding ourselves with small portions of demonic‚ bloody‚ violence‚ found in horror movies. King writes “It deliberately appeals to all the worst in us. It is morbidity unchained‚ our most base instincts let free‚ our nastiest fantasies realized...” (Why We Crave Horror Movies
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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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Stephen King holds the position that reading a bad novel can be just as useful for a writer as a “good writing school.” Being able to recognize “bad” writing in itself has many merits. He believes this because reading poor quality literature can teach someone what not to do in their own writing. This information can be used to craft more novel stories that don’t make use of tired tropes or trite concepts. A book that does many things wrong can be infinitely more helpful to a writer’s technique than
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Stephen King: Two Books‚ One Story In 1974‚ the world was first introduced to Stephen King through the publication of Carrie. Since then‚ King has released over fifty-four novels‚ short stories and essays (King‚ Written Works). His themes are vast and touch such subjects as aliens‚ telekinesis‚ life in prison‚ trucks coming to life‚ and the end of the world. In 1999‚ a car accident almost ended Stephen King’s life. After his recovery‚ he published five novels that were received with poor sales and
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The Actual King Stephen King’s On Writing “A Memoir of the Craft” is a book written and edited by the man himself Stephen King. Stephen King was born in Maine in 1947 and it was then‚ when a world-renowned writer was born. Unlike this book his work usually focuses on Horror as well as a little supernatural‚ science fiction‚ fantasy and more. Not being a horror book King strays from his origins to write a memoir and a teaching book all in one. On writing is a book containing scenes of King’s life
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