Rage Stephen King Sparknotes

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In the book rage by Stephen King, King uses characterization, setting, and theme statement to further the development of the story. The next 3 paragraphs will give the reader an idea of how he accomplished these feats. I.  Characterization     In the book rage by Stephen King, King uses the power of characterization through the eyes of protagonist Charlie Decker, Charlie's best friend Joe Mckennedy, and the antagonist Ted Jones.     Charlie has had an extremely rough life. He has had only 1 true friend. His dad beats him and drinks way more than the average person should. At one point during the book, Charlie is out camping with his dad and his dad's friends.  His dad and his dad’s friends are all drunk and the start to talk about how if …show more content…

Literary Devices     The way that Stephen King uses literary devices in rage are astounding. King uses tragedy through the killing of the teacher in front of the entire classroom. That would be extremely traumatic for a normal person to go through. Tragedy is defined as a branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual.  Stephen King is a master of using literary devices in his literature. In this book one book, he uses at least 10 to 15 different literary devices. That is remarkable.     The next literary device that King used heavily in this book is foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is defined as  to show, indicate, or suggest in advance that something is going to happen. The use of foreshadowing in this book is quite astonishing.  Stephen King uses foreshadowing in the very first chapter to show how Charlie is losing his mind and is capable of doing anything at any moment. “To the best of my recollection, that was about the time i started to lose my mind”. This was written in the first chapter. King sets this book up so beautifully so it will flow with Charlie’s flashbacks and stories of when he was younger.  There is no better writer than Stephen

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