The Running Man

Stephen King’s novel, The Running Man, describes a science fiction dystopia where capitalism and game shows have swirled out of control. Stephen King wrote this novel in the early 1980s under the pseudonym, Richard Bachman. King wanted to advance his way of writing and attempt a different style that required him to take a fictitious name. King wanted his new writing style to be in a different voice and wanted to avoid criticism. In the early 1970s, there was a feeling in the publishing business…

Stephen King’s The Running Man, which he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, is a unique take on the dystopian in its own way. It's a world revolving around FreeVee, or TV, led by the Network. Hunger, sickness, and the economy are just some of the many issues within its society. This leads a majority of the population unemployed and resorting to drastic measures to survive. The dystopian tale follows Ben Richards, an ordinary citizen among the 4 million within the city. Like most of the…

When Utopias Take a Turn Infamous artist Stephen King said in his book The Running Man “In the year 2025, the best men don’t run for president, they run for their lives”. Often times leaders or people with lots of authority have ideas of what they want society to be like and they start to make changes to work towards that goal. These perfect societies that these leaders dream of are called utopias. These important figures often go to the extreme with these ideas and start to enforce rules and…

Gallupville. It was a small town and it was kind of like a circle. I would walk down a road, then I would turn left, go straight that road, then turn right, and I was right back where I started. While I was walking I suddenly saw my aunt’s dog, Annie, running down the street. Upon sawing her I immediately yelled her name and ran after her. Annie was an old black and white dog. I can’t remember what breed she was, but I do know that my aunt owed her for as long as I could remember. Whenever…

It all started one morning I was getting up and going in the kitchen to get coffee. I heard a silent groan and I got scared. I went and checked what it was and I saw a man who looked like he got burnt. So I slowly went back in my room and woke up my husband Junior. When I woke him up he was confused on why I was so scared. That’s when he sat up and asked me what happened. I froze in a dead because I was too scared. Then I started stuttering because I was trying to explain it. “I I I saw a guy…

Running It was a cold and windy night. The darkness almost made it impossible to see. The only light was the full moon illuminating the forest. The stars shone down on me like a thousand firelights. It was perfect. But some things never last, because instead of admiring the beauty of the night, I was running. Running through the forest with all the strength I had left. My legs begged me to stop while my lungs almost gave out. When I stopped to listen, the only sounds were the uneven breaths I…

“Okay, I can do this. I can run this 26.2 mile long race.” This was what I had been telling myself since the start of the week in preparation for my marathon — which was happening today. The reason why I decided I wanted to run a marathon was because of the influence of my sister. It was up in Okanagan where my family and I cheered for my sister as she was participating in the Okanagan Marathon. As soon as she completed the race, and although exhausted, I saw how happy and relieved she was, and…

and finally answered. “ Yes I would like some chocolate.” She got distracted from eating the chocolate so than Teddy got a chance to run away. Since that day Brandie has been training by running, eating healthier, and start making gadgets. “Why don’t I make a gadget that shoots out…

John Heywood once said, “Many hands make light work.” (“John Heywood Quotes”). Although a musher might say, many paws make light work. In the Iditarod, it is a race with one man and his or hers sixteen dogs. They travel a total of about a thousand miles in below freezing weather from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. It is indisputable that the Iditarod is an extreme race, but only the best of the best can achieve the finish line. With all of the many paws helping, the Iditarod dogsled race is…

After the trial, Maycome starts to settle back down, but Ewell is still mad. It was obvious that even though Tom was sent to jail, Ewell’s story was not the true events that transpired. Ewell wants to settle the score. He did this by spooking Judge Taylor and “chunking” Helen. But Ewell was once again put in his place by Mr. Link. The Halloween season had come the Maycome, and spooks were arisen. Spooks like the wicked children who snuck into Misses Tutti and Frutti’s house and hid all…