Stephen J. Dubner

2.1. Carrie : An Overview Carrie (1974) is the first full-length published and well-received novel written by King, a profound depiction of the story of outcast high-school girl, Carrie White. Despite the fact that it is his first published novel, he previously has sixth attempts at writing novels. King in his book On Writing , a memoir of his literary craft , records the story of how he wrote Carrie . He recalls ''I did three single-spaced pages of a first draft, then crumpled them up in…

Stephen King Books made into movies Stephen King has had from 50 to 75 books made into movies.The main reason why Stephen King has been so successful is his style of writing. Stephen King had many different messages in his writing but some had occurred more than once. His characters had a type, which was a flawed character that had had a troubled past. Stephen King was not limited to his signature horror books, he has a plethora of genres in his writings. Stephen King's writing style is very…

Many Gothic literature novels or short stories show techniques of suspicion and supernatural elements. The novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and the short story ¨Ghostly Rental¨ by Henry James both show characteristics of being Gothic literature. They share many similar ideas and topics, but also many different ones. In these stories, the elements help to describe the atmosphere of the main idea of each story. In the novel And Then There Were None, ten people including himself…

King Robert Wylie and his men are standing outside the dungeon’s door. Earl Michal Callaghan instructed the Kingsman, who were guarding it, to open them. He orders two of the Callaghan’s Kingsman to follow behind him. They all travel down the spiraling hallway, past the doors that line the wall, moving in sync to the sound of dripping water. King Robert eyes the prisoners that he sees, replaying King David’s words, wondering if there was any truth behind them. He looks around, contemplating…

I don't fear the dark, I fear what's in it. The unknown. I fear monsters and ghosts I don't know exist or not. When I was younger, my mind would create and imagine horrible things out of fear that aren't even there, and things that don't exist. I always thought that was the reason myths and legends were formed. I may or may not be right. It may not even be real. But what I experienced working at Argento’s food store was not a trick, everything I saw and experienced was real, and I’m living…

Stephen Crane Stephen Crane’s novel The Red Badge of Courage was a revolutionary piece of art written in the late 1800s. Crane’s work on the novel brought about a completely new and versatile way of writing. He had never served in the war, nor did he ever have experience with the war but he recreated it with his imagination. Stephen Crane was an exceptionally great writer and has written many great poems, novels and short stories. Crane did not have the most respect at first from the United…

A Look into Royalty’s Life Life is luxurious for royalty. Rooms in medieval castles are filled with the finest furniture made of the most exquisite materials of the time. Servants use various methods to prepare feasts fit for a king. Lords and ladies wear exotic furs and jewelry displaying their wealth to the peasants below them. Perhaps one of the best ways to look into the life of royalty is to start where their day begins and ends. The bedroom. There are dark wooden doors in an arched…

Have you ever seen The Simpsons on TV and saw Stephen Hawking in one of the episodes in that show? Believe it or not, one of the most famous physicists of the 20th century was presented on one of the popular animated comedies in America, The Simpsons. His presence on the show was comical but Stephen Hawking was more than a made up animated character, he was an actual person with a brilliant mind. Although Stephen Hawking has a disability of motor neurone disease, he was able to continue his work…

Literature took a dark twist when gothic literature was introduced into the world of writing. Writers in the 1800s wrote about morbid topics, such as death, ghosts and torture. They found ways to incorporate terror over horror in their works and opened the doors to a new genre that is still found today in modern works. In Edgar Allan Poe’s Tell Tale Heart gothic elements are shown by the author’s use of repetition and voice, which displays the fact that this style of writing exceeds the…

For those seeking thrills, surprises and mind-bending twists, Gothic Literature is an excellent genre to fulfill that role. While these novels can vary from the average home in a futuristic world to an old and decaying mansion on a stormy night, or from several characters to just a few, Gothic stories mainly focus on horror themes that set the reader on edge. Death, supernatural activity, spooky settings and suspicions about who can be trusted are many common characteristics featured in Gothic…