LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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violence
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the supernatural
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growing old
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the unknown
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Detailed explanation-1: -King is triskaidekaphobic – which means he has a fear of the number 13. Considering his countless horror stories, and the creepy factor attached to this number, his fear is most apt. It’s not his only fear. King is also afraid of flying, spiders, therapists and choking.
Detailed explanation-2: -Danse Macabre examines the various influences on King’s own writing, and important genre texts of the 19th and 20th centuries. Danse Macabre explores the history of the genre as far back as the Victorian era, but primarily focuses on the 1950s to the 1970s (roughly the era covering King’s own life).
Detailed explanation-3: -Now, at 72 years old, his biggest fear is losing his mind to dementia and Alzheimer’s. He’s spoken about how since he’s a writer, he needs a sharp mind. His biggest fear is not being able to create and share his work. As Stephen King told NPR a few years ago, “That’s the boogeyman in the closet now.
Detailed explanation-4: -He uses three of the most basic literary devices-foreshadowing, callback, and payoff-to achieve his scare.