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Stephen king writing style analysis
Stephen king writing style analysis
Writing style of stephen king analysis
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The Reaper's Image This story is about two men who were transporting an antique mirrow from the first floor of an old museum to the fifth. Their names were Spangler and Carlin. This mirror had a history of being haunted, and some people would look into the mirror and see a hooded figure standing behind them. This figure was presumed to be Death, and whenever someone would see this figure they were never seen again. Carlin spends the whole story trying to convice Spangler that this is really true, but Spangler just calls Carlin crazy. Finally, near the end of the story, Spangler looks in the mirror and sees a dark inperfection in the corner, which he mistakes for friction tape. When Carlin tells him that there is no friction tape on the mirror, Spangler becomes sick and leaves for the bathroom. The story ends with Carlin waiting for Spangler to return. I thought that this story was very good, because it started off really slow and worked it's way into a really interesting plot. I liked the end because it never really finished, it left the ending up to the reader. This seems to be a common theme in a lot of Stephen King's stories. He likes to leave the reader in suspense, and keep them wondering. Here There Be Tygers This story is about a little boy named Charles who is in elementary school. He has to go to the bathrrom really bad, but he is afraid to ask because the teacher does not like him. Finally the teacher sees him squirming and asks him if he needs to use the restroom. He says yes and is very embarassed in front of the class, so he leaves quickly. When he steps into the bathroom, he sees a tiger lying in the corner, and it looks hungry. He goes back outside and sits there for a while wondering what he should do. His friend Kenny finally comes up to him because his teacher noticed that he was gone a long time. Charles tells him that there is a tiger in the bathroom, but Kenny does not believe him. Kenny goes into the bathroom and does not come back out. Then even later, his teacher comes and starts yelling at him. She goes into the bathroom and she doesn't come back out either. The story ends with Charles coming back to class and reading a story about a rodeo. This is another story that ends really abruptly. It was strange because after knowing that his friend and his teacher were both killed by a tiger, he
starts to ride into battle until a man next to him is shot, then he retreats and meets up with
On the way home the two boys told the story of the bear and how it was all coved in blood. They all tried to think about what had happened to that
Kenny constantly is disappearing to his hiding spot being the couch, where he thinks magic powers will make his problems go away, another tale Byron has fed him. Byron has taken on a more loving and concerned roll to Kenny while he is sorting through his insecurities, by checking on him and sleeping on the couch next to him. In chapter 15, Kenny has a meltdown when Byron brings him to the bathroom to show him his chin hair and is reminded of his lazy eye when he looks for his mustache in the mirror. As Kenny cries through his pain, Byron reminds him of all of his real strengths. Kenny realizes from Byron that there is no “Wool Pool” and that if it wasn’t for him, Joetta would have never left the church, so he actually saved her life. He realizes just how important he is to the family.
not to go home, which he is deftly afraid of doing, or stay outside and
then hides his treasures away in a safe place after they leave. As he gets into
seems like the guy is never coming back, the door opens and the guy walks through it. He
_____. “The Child by Tiger.” Saturday Evening Post 210, number 11. Reprinted in The Complete Short Stories of Thomas Wolfe, edited by Francis E. Skipp. New York: Scribner’s, 1987.
In amazement, he watches as the man picks up his head and prepares to leave, echoing the details of their agreement as he goes. As small
whites. He goes over and at first tries his best to stay calm over the situation.
shows himself to two guards, Barnardo and Francisco, at first. The guards decide to bring
he decides to let him continue to gamble to see if he can actually win some
work it is going to take him to get home. He says, "I shouldn't have gone out so far"
love”. He just says “come” and does not add “please” to show her a bit
(Brendon uses his luxurious bathroom; makes himself some coffee; sits himself in front of television and turns it on)