The Shining (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen King
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Horror
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Sidewinder, Colorado
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy, Horror literature
- Subjects: 1970’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Supernatural, Extrasensory perception or powers, Ghosts or apparitions, West, U.S., Alcoholism or alcoholics, Domestic violence, Mental illness, Substance abuse, Hotels, motels, or inns, Colorado, Southwest
- Locales: Sidewinder, Colorado
Characters Discussed
Jack Torrance, a former preparatory school teacher in his early thirties who has taken the job of winter caretaker for the isolated Overlook Hotel, high in the Colorado Rockies. He hopes to use this time to restore intimacy to his relationships with his wife, Wendy, and his young son, Danny, and also to renew his earlier successes as a writer. These intentions are complicated and threatened by the darker elements in Jack’s character: a history of alcoholism, a background of child abuse (learned from his father and already manifested in one episode against...
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