For Stephen King‚ Carrie was a wasted of time‚ he also tossed the first pages in the garbage can. An horror fiction history about about a girl with a crazy religious mother and a lot people who annoy her‚ then she discover that has telekinetic power. Even so‚ his wife thought that it was a good idea and conviced him to continued and sent it to cavallier magazine.As result‚ he recived a telegram telling him that Carrie is a Doubleday’s book and it became the first Stephen King’s published book.
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Stephen King is one of the most famous writers of the horror‚ science fiction‚ supernatural fiction‚ and suspense genre. Stephen King was born on September 21‚ 1947. He is still alive to this day and is 68 years old. When King was young‚ he was very involved in school extra-curricular activities. These activities included participating in school politics and also writing a weekly column for the school newspaper. After high school‚ King went to college at the University of Maine in 1970. He graduated
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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
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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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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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Introduction Stephen King is known for horror and suspense‚ and he is the master of writing horror books (Kraft 1). Stephen King was born in Portland‚ Maine‚ on September 21‚ 1947. King is identified as a writer of horror fiction mostly because of three novels he published under the genre of horror (Senf 3). In the essay ”The Horror Writer and the Ten Bears” it reveals King’s familiarity with that tradition. In the essay it describes his personal fears in ascending order of importance. Some of
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Horror King Stephen King Known as the Horror King‚ Stephen King has earned that title with his award winning novels such as Carrie‚ The Dead Zone‚ and The Shining. Stephen King has written more than two hundred works of literature including his novels‚ short stories‚ and poems‚ one hundred and seventy eight of which were turned into works of film. Born on September 21‚ 1947 in Portland‚ Maine‚ Stephen King was raised by a mostly single parent. Stephen’s father “left the house to buy a pack of
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English 101 20 May 2013 The Writing Place Stephen King explained in his writing‚ “A door…you are will to shut‚” a lot of good techniques for new writers. He goes over the basics of where the writers should write‚ or what the writers writing room should be. He also talks about setting goals in writing to help to stay focus‚ and compares setting a writing time to planning to go to sleep‚ all with which I agree when it comes to writing. Stephen King identifies “the room‚” “the door‚” and “the
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Influences King has called Richard Matheson "the author who influenced me most as a writer."[9] In a current edition of Matheson’s The Shrinking Man‚ King is quoted: "A horror story if there ever was one...a great adventure story—it is certainly one of that select handful that I have given to people‚ envying them the experience of the first reading." Ray Bradbury is another influence‚ with King himself stating "without Ray Bradbury‚ there is no Stephen King."[68] King refers to H. P. Lovecraft
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Stephen King: The King of Terror Stephen Edwin King is one of today ’s most popular and best selling writers. King combines the elements of psychological thrillers‚ science fiction‚ the paranormal‚ and detective themes into his stories. In addition to these themes‚ King sticks to using great and vivid detail that is set in a realistic everyday place. Stephen King who is mainly known for his novels‚ has broadened his horizons to different types of writings such as movie scripts‚ nonfiction
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