MISERY: BOOK VS MOVIE Directed: Rob Reiner Author: Stephen King Critique: Sarah Johnson Reading Stephen Kings’s novel Misery in class and then watching Rob Reiner’s film based upon the Misery novel I definitely prefer the book rather than the movie. The situation is very unique and suspenseful that you won’t be able to put down the book. But the book had many spine chilling parts that were not featured in the movie. Firstly the novel is about, Paul Sheldon who is a famous author. He is crippled in a car crash, but thankfully he ends up in the home of a former nurse, Annie Wilkes, who takes care of him while he slowly recovers.
Hautman's writing style is quite straight-forward, occasionally humorous, and attention-grabbing. Surrounding an array of thoughts and ideas that are bound to echo with its readers, and by re-examining important events in the history of humankind and their ripple effect on our lives makes it even more better, it's a thoughtful, detailed and absolutely unforgettable story. His writing incorporates many different ideas from his other books, and his stories have many chapters with few pages. I have read many novels by different authors, but I haven’t read this good a novel from any author except Pete
The objects and descriptions within the story are the author’s vehicle for displaying the values and themes of the work. Light and darkness are symbols commonly used in literature, and have held specific symbolic meanings for hundreds of years. Simply stated, light commonly symbolizes good, while darkness symbolizes its antithesis - evil. (Cooper) For centuries light vs. dark has been quite possibly the most common symbol in all literature. In Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad uses detail to create a feeling that transcends the literal text - most notably through his use of light and dark and the inversion of their traditional meanings.
I somewhat agree with how “they feed the hungry monsters in our psyche”. (King, 1981) When we get angry, some people think little crazy thoughts, but it does not mean that we are going to reenact what we see. Most people are sensitive to the blood and gore they see from his movies. The effects of a horror movie have on an individual are anxiety, sleeplessness, or even phobias. We just can’t get enough of Stephen King horror movies.
When W.S goes into his room he dims the television screen but can’t turn it fully off, as it says in chapter one “ Winston turned a switch at the sound on the telescreen sank somewhat, thought the words were still distinguishable. He knew it was watching him. This again is abnormal, nowadays it is against the law to spy on someone via there television but in this amazing novel George Orwell does write about people “spying” on people throughout the novel. My fourth dystopian detail is what the main character W.S says “every human is doomed to die.” Here, George Orwell has chosen his wording very carefully, giving Winston's statement as
He also mentions that he thinks a lot of people are afraid to say that they are warped, but he is not. Another reason that he has always written horror stories is because he regards it as a psychological protection. It is like he is drawing a magic circle around himself and his family. He tells that his mother always used to say, 'If you think the worst, it can't come true." He know that's only a superstition, but he has always believed that if you think the very worst, then, no matter how bad things get they'll never get as bad as that.
He knows it is against the law to posses books (Gioia), yet he gives into his temptation and steals them. He finds them interesting to read and thinks the world would be able to learn a lot from the books. Although, according to the law books are illegal, and the only way to get reliable information is through the televisions in the parlors. Being a firefighter, Montag makes a risky choice by keeping books and believing they are of good use to people. During this time society is used to everything being fast and at their finger tips.
This gives the contrast of life and death. ‘inanimate’ would usually be referred to the dead and ‘life’ for being alive. For this victor had “deprived” himself of “rest and health”; but as the monster is given life, victor describes his reaction as a “breathless horror” and “disgust filled” his “heart”. Victor rushes to his room and tries hard to fall asleep. Victor is “disturbed by the wildest dreams” and sights Elizabeth.
This shows me that Macbeth is becoming a more vengeful person foreshadowing more bad deeds “We are yet but young in deed”. The survival of Fleance also adds significance to the play in a dramatic fashion. Fleance’s survival plays a trivial role on Macbeth’s future as king because of the prophecies of the witches. The fact that Fleance is still alive brings fear and sleepless nights to Macbeth. This makes us readers to believe that Fleance will revenge the death of his father in the future.
Shakespeare further cultivates Macbeths quickly changing character through soliloquy and dramatic irony. His success in doing so is disclosed as the once ‘noble’ Macbeth goes against all odds to convey his idea of fulfilling the witches’ prophecies: to kill King Duncan. Macbeth also notifies us that to even anticipate slaughtering the sacred King is an act of treachery and betrayal nonetheless he delivers himself as quite motivated and determined to do so. The “horrid image”, “doth unfix” his hair and make his “seated heart knock”; his lust for ultimate power poisons his loyalty and decays at his integrity. As the play moves on, the audience observe the hasty crumbling of his devotion to God and the King.