Alcoholism in “The Shining” In “The Shining”‚ written by Steven King‚ the reader is exposed to an issue that a lot of families face in the real world that of which is alcoholism. The story’s main character‚ Jack Torrance‚ struggles from this issue due to his troubled past regarding an abusive and alcoholic father as well as his struggle of becoming the very man he loved‚ yet hated as a child. By exposing the reader to alcoholism‚ they are instantly aware of the outcomes of it and how it can affect
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"The Shining" by Stanley Kubrick One of the most ambiguous movies shot by Stanley Kubrick is “The Shining” – a horror film‚ that tells a story of a family that has moved into a hotel called the Overlook‚ which was inhabited by ghosts. Throughout the film‚ the plot develops around the Torrance family: Jack‚ Wendy‚ and their son Danny. Kubrick based the film on a novel written by Steven King. The literary source is rather thrilling and intriguing‚ and the film can be basically given the same positive
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Stephen King the King of Horror and Mystery “Monsters are real‚ and ghosts are real too. They live inside us‚ and sometimes‚ they win.” This was said then none other than Stephen King. King is a bestselling author who has written many books that could make you stay awake at night. King has the ability to use the fear and curiosity in such a way that it is poetry. This is a tribute in the form of a biography to the great Stephen King‚ man who isn’t afraid of anything. Stephen Edwin King was born
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must be provided. The real name of the Author Stephen King is Stephen Edwin King; Stephen King comes from Scot-Irish descendants. He was born in Maine in 1947. His parents were Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. He and his brother were raised by his mother after their parents got divorced. He lived in Fort Wayne‚ Stratford and Connecticut during his early childhood. However‚ once King was eleven‚ his mother‚ his brother and him moved to Durham. King went to a grammar school in Durham‚ after that
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All of the very base elements of horror are certainly still present inThe Shining. There is a villain‚ who (or that) is out to destroy someone (it is arguable whether the hotel wants to destroy Jack or his family‚ or both). There is certainly a supernatural element‚ made all the more intriguing by the mention of the Indian burial ground‚ and the ambiguous ghostly ending. Kubrick even alludes to the supernatural or ghost element through his use of cutting. When Stuart Ullman (Barry Nelson) and Bill
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The Green Mile - Stephen King I have read the award winning novel from 1996‚ written by the very famous horror author Stephen King. He has wrote countless classic horror books‚ one of them being the world famous book version of the film IT. Stephen King is from Portland America‚ just like most of his books the green mile being no exception. The genre of the book - The Genre of the book The Green Mile is a mix between four different genres. Fiction‚ crime‚ dark fantasy‚ Gothic and historical fiction
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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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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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Conflict and Reconciliation between King Stephen and the English Church Assistant Dr. Monica Oancă The civil war between King Stephen and Empress Matilda was an Anglo-Norman crisis with deep implications both for the English aristocracy and for the ecclesiastical authority within the realm. Although the political repercussions of the splintering of the Anglo-Norman ruling elite have often been discussed‚ the position of the Church and its bishops has been usually overlooked although
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Gothic literature was first introduced in the United States in the nineteenth century. During this time there was a war and people had quite a hectic life. The gothic elements of death‚ psychological issues‚ and fascination with the past are present in the novel Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs and in the short stories “Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner‚ and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the novel Miss Peregrine’s
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