Carries mother is a religious fanatic who spouts scripture while locking carrie away in a closet. It revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied high school girl who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who torment her. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading carrie. Carrie white is humiliated when she gets her first period in a high school shower, and the other girls throw tampons at her. It, by stephen king, was a book that impacted heavily upon my teenage years. King recounts in on writing, and the book might never have seen the light of publication if it were not for his wife. She is allegedly the only daughter of margaret and ralph white, even though it hints that ralph may have had other children with different women. The impactful voice of sissy spacek and the creativity of stephen king is what that makes this carrie novel a huge success. My king of the month for april was carrie, i went right back to the beginning, and read his debut novel. Figuratively and literally shattering moments of horrrrripilication in chamberlain, maine where stones fly from the sky rather than from the hands of the villagers as they did in the lottery, although the latter are equal to other forms of persecution. Stephen kings legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates, is a classic. There are no additional images for this limited edition. It was his first published novel, released on april 5, 1974, with a first printrun of 30,000 copies.
It details the events leading up to a huge catastrophe that occurs at a high school prom in. The book is basically like babe, if babe were a horror movie. This study guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of carrie. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ive read and listened to it countless times and never get bored of it. It tells the story of an abused girl who discovers her latent power of telekinesis and uses it to punish and destroy a town. Carrie is an intense and amazing book by stephen king 576 words 2 pages. Stephen king s legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates, is a classic. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Carrie audiobook by stephen king free online streaming. It was his first published novel, released on april 5, 1974. Apr 26, 2018 this book details kings writing career and covers everything from his childhood to selling carrie.
Nov 16, 2017 the impactful voice of sissy spacek and the creativity of stephen king is what that makes this carrie novel a huge success. I just finished reading carrie by stephen king, one of a few fiction books i read in last four to five years, and let me tell you i was pleasantly surprised. White, best known as carrie white is the titular main protagonist from stephen king s first horror novel, carrie published in 1974. Carrie s mother is a religious fanatic who spouts scripture while locking carrie away in a closet. This is stephen kings first published novel and reading it now, its easy to see how he burst on the horror. Carrie is the novel which set him on the road to the number one bestselling author king is. Set primarily in the future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied highschool girl from an abusive religious household who uses her newly discovered. King s first published novel, carrie, is also one of his most unusual efforts in its style.
Repressed by a domineering, ultrareligious mother and tormented by her peers at school, her efforts to fit in lead to a dramatic confrontation during the senior prom. Carrie is constantly harassed and bullied by her peers. A memoir of the craft and his introduction to carrie. This piece is taken from stephen kings book on writing. Innocence betrayed as telekinetic forces work upon a child is portrayed in the novel carrie, which was written by stephen king. So dont miss carrie, by stephen king, a first novel and one guaranteed to give you a chill. The other girls, being the sensitive creatures they are, yell at. Carrie knew she should not use the terrifying power she possessed. Stephen is the 2003 recipient of the national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to american letters and in 2007 he received the grand master award from the mystery writers of america. If you are into the horror genre of stories, then this one will surely inspire you a lot with the characterization of the writer. See, unbeknownst to carrie, chris hargensen has rigged the prom elections so that carrie and tommy win king and. One girl, sue snell, feels bad about the whole cruel scene.
At some point in carrie, every female character is described as looking like or behaving as an animal. Stephen kings novel carrie, his first published book, appearing in 1975, propelled him into. Stephen kings carrie and the consequences of bullying. Author analysis in carrie stephen king makes use of documents within the text, including newspaper articles, letters, book exerts and magazine articles to tell much of the story. Carrie white may be picked on by her classmates, but she has a gift. So she convinces her boyfriend, tommy ross, to take carrie to the prom. The outbursts of carries supernatural powers serve to intensify the horror of what she goes through every day, and the whole novel conveys an important message about the importance of dealing with all kinds of abuse. He was also awarded the 2014 national medal of arts.
See, unbeknownst to carrie, chris hargensen has rigged the prom elections so that carrie and tommy win king and queen. Stephen kings novel carrie, his first published book, appearing in 1975, propelled him into the public consciousness. Carrie is also the granddaughter of john and judith brigham, the stepgranddaughter of harold allison and. Stephen kings carrie research paper example topics and. His acclaimed nonfiction book on writing is also a bestseller. The carrie community note includes chapterbychapter summary and. Stephen king s legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates. The book opens in 1966, sue snells fictional book is published in 1986 and the kings book carrie was first published in 1974.
King, carrie, and a religious revelation by ray garton. Carrie, stephen king carrie is a novel by american author stephen king. Carrie by stephen king essay example 884 words bartleby. But stephen kings honesty about what inspired his 1973 book notwithstanding, carrie is as much an articulation of a feminist nightmare as it is of a patriarchal one, with neither party coming out on top. Stephen king s novel carrie, his first published book, appearing in 1975, propelled him into the public consciousness.
Although carrie first captured americas attention with its shocking climax, it. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of carrie by stephen king. A literary analysis of carrie by stephen king kibin. But one night at her senior prom, carrie was scorned and humiliated just one time too many, and in a fit of uncontrollable fury she turned her clandestine game into a weapon of horror and destruction. Doubleday, 1974 actually circa 1990 1991 1992, 1st edition with this cover art, later printing, 1990. The story of misunderstood high school girl carrie white, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge, remains one of the most barrierbreaking and shocking novels of all time. Carrie has been abused, both physically and emotionally, all of her life by her mother and her peers at school.
I think its most like the stand in terms of length and scope its a wonderful story. Upon discovering her abilities, carrie decides that she will make them all pay, and she does. Apr 05, 1974 carrie, stephen king carrie is a novel by american author stephen king. Jun 14, 2017 but stephen kings honesty about what inspired his 1973 book notwithstanding, carrie is as much an articulation of a feminist nightmare as it is of a patriarchal one, with neither party coming out on top. Sep 29, 2016 while carrie is not part of the tyrone high school collection, there are 28 other stephen king novels available in the tahs library according to english department policy, students can choose to read almost anything for certain class assignments, however parent permission is required for some titles with controversial themes. This book details kings writing career and covers everything from his childhood to selling carrie. Carrie, by steven king, is the story of a young girl and the sudden discovery of her telekinetic abilities. The theme of innocence betrayed is at the heart of carrie throughout his fiction, the. About stephen king stephen king is an american author who is best known for his work in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres. I know this was his first book, so i wasnt expecting much to be honest. The other girls, being the sensitive creatures they are, yell at her and pelt her with tampons. She then returns home to exact revenge upon her mother. Stephen kings carrie is only at first sight a novel that deals with a girl with a gift of telekinesis.
I have to admit this is the first stephen king book i have read. It was at that time both the biggest and the scariest book id ever read and it is a book i remember most fondly. The book is about a sixteen year old girl name carrietta white, who lives in chamberlain, maine with her mother margaret white. Stephen king likens the characters in his book to animals because they dont act any better than them them.
Stephen kings carrie was not the first horror novel i read, but it was the first horror novel that did more than frighten and disturb me, the first to reach a hand deep into my life, stir things up, and make me begin to look at things differently. Carrie has been the subject of multiple film adaptations, most recently in 20, and has also inspired a musical adaptation. Thats because the story of carrie, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge introduced a fresh and distinctive new voice in american fiction stephen king. The remainder uses what is called the epistolary style, meaning that the action is carried forward through the use of fictional letters, newspaper pieces, academic journal articles. King even writes about finding an agent and ways to get work published. The rise of second wave feminism in the 70s posed serious threats to the patriarchal orderas well it should have. Carrie is the novel which set him on the road to the number one bestselling author king is today. Stephen king bluntly tells us, carrie white was telekinetic 1. Stephen king is noted for his use of the supernatural and the innocent. How carrie changed stephen kings life, and began a. All beginning when carrie white discovers a gift with telekinetic powers later established as a genetic fact, after she menstruates in.
Only about half the story is written in traditional narrative form. Stephen kings legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates. The book is also filled with writing lessons and teaches the importance of narration, dialogue, and description. While carrie is not part of the tyrone high school collection, there are 28 other stephen king novels available in the tahs library according to english department policy, students can choose to read almost anything for certain class assignments, however parent permission is required for some titles with controversial themes.
So thought it was only right that i read the king of horror books. I dont know maybe it is just my vivid fantasy, but the painted psychological horror felt by carrie was very realistic and easy to emphasize with. The story of misfit highschool girl, carrie white, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Kings first published novel, carrie, is also one of his most unusual efforts in its style. As a white committee report concludes that there are and will be no others like carrie, an appalachian woman enthusiastically writes to her. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Carrie ebook by stephen king 9780385528832 rakuten kobo.
The author draws on these fictional documents and witness accounts to put together a complete story of carrie white. White, best known as carrie white is the titular main protagonist from stephen kings first horror novel, carrie published in 1974. An exciting reissue of stephen kings debut novel about an outcast teenager with a frightening power which put him on the map and set him on his journey as a household name. Apr 04, 2014 how carrie changed stephen king s life, and began a generation of horror. Living in a small town full of bonehead jocks, and stuck up teenage girls would be hard enough without being telekinetic. Since the publication of carrie in 1974, neither misfit carrie white nor her catastrophic high school prom has been forgotten.
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