04.08 Free Choice Blog

"The Shinning"

Right now I am reading a new book called "The Shinning" by Stephen King. Such book is divided by sections or chapters. The last full section I read was titled "Shadowland".

Summary - "Shadowland"

• Danny is waiting for his dad to come from his job interview. In the meantime, his imaginary friend Tony, who has appeared to him before, takes him to a series of dark and magical places in his minds. Many of those places he sees he doesn't recognize them, but they do scare him. At the end, Tony takes him to a dar k room and he sees his mom's old record all scattered and broken in the floor, and he sees in a tub, a hand and a limb bleeding. Then his father arrives and he wakes up all sweaty and run to hug him.
  
  
  
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  What was your personal reaction to this reading selection?
  • I haven't finished reading this book, but I love it. I love the way that the author played with my mind in this chapter. I loved the way that the author described the situations and places where Tony takes Danny. I was so detailed, that it seemed like if i was watching a scary movie.
  What do you believe the author’s intent was, and what patterns of organization did you observe?
• The author's purpose in writing this chapter was to describe to the author that Danny is somehow talented. He wants to create a mysterious mood to keep the reader hooked and scared. The author uses different types of patterns of organization in this book, especially he uses a lot of flashbacks and foreshadows.