Essay About Stephen King And Succession Of Books

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 1) Title: “Stephen King”
Author: Amy Keyishian and Marjorie Keyishian
Copyright date: 1996,1998
2) The setting was a small town in Bangor, Maine where Stephen King was raised. Some times
and places in which major actions occur are as follows:
9/21/47-The master of horror, Stephen King was born.
1970- King received his English degree graduating with honors.
01-71- King married Tabitha Spruce whom he met when they were students at the University
of Maine. He taught six English classes at Hampden University in Maine
1973- His first best selling novel, “Carrie”, was published.
1976- “Carrie” was the first of his works to be made into a television movie.
1978- “Night Shift” was published and a succession of books followed -Different Seasons,
“Cujo”, “Danse Macabre”, “Salems Lot”, “The Shining”, “Skeleton Crew”(1985
collection of his short stories)Pet Semetary, The Talisman, etc.
1979- Under the name of Richard Bachman, he wrote The Long Walk, and Rage. In 1985,
King reveals to the world in the Bangor Daily News that he and Bachman are indeed
one and the same. As Bachman, Kings novels were more on a sad note.
3) a. The portion of the book that interested me the most was the authors detailed description
of one of Stephen Kings main characters, Carrie in his best selling novel. The author provides
pictures that actually send goose bumps up your spine. The actress that portrayed Carrie in the
television movie, Sissy Spacek, was dripping wet in pigs blood just before she uses her telekinetic
powers to cause explosions and fires. Carrie was extremely depressed because she had been
excluded from everything by her fellow classmates at Bates High School where she attended.
When she is asked to go to the prom by Tommy as part of a prank unbeknownst to her, she
becomes excited and happy. She is selected as Queen and Tommy as King. Fellow classmates
end up ruining the one happy night of her life and she decides to take revenge.
She has horror in her eyes and a maddening smile. The movie is considered by most critics
to be one of the best adaptations of a King book. The schoolmates screams would be enough to
send chills up your spine if you have seen this movie or read his book. Attached are pictures that
appeared on page 14 and 68 in the book. Illustration 3 is taken from “The Body”. Illustration 4
is from “Misery”. Illustration 5 is King hard at work. Illustration 6 shows him graduating from
college with honors. Illustration 7 is a photo of Kings mansion. Illustration 8 is King coaching
minor league baseball. Illustration 9 is King on his motorcycle and Illustration 10 is Kings wife
Tabitha.
b. We learned about real life from this book because Stephen King gives us specific story
lines that incorporate his real life experiences into his best selling novels. He is an author who
gives readers stories they can absorb and make good use of in their lives. Throughout his
writings, he utilizes all of his fears and helps the reader relate to those same fears. For example,
how many children are fearful of a monster in their closet? In one of his novels, he brings to life
the monster in the closet. “Pet Semetary” is another example of Stephen Kings fear of losing a
child. In his book, the father sees his son killed by an oncoming eighteen wheeler. He has a fear
of spiders, elevators, closed-in-places, sewers, funerals, the idea of being buried alive, cancer,
heart