Essays about: "Stephen King"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Stephen King.

  1. 1. Damsel In Command :  The Characterization of Beverly Marsh in It and It Chapter 2

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Tove Almroth; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender; Women in horror; Beverly Marsh; Andrés Muschietti; Stephen King; It; It Chapter Two;

    Abstract : This essay analyzes the character of Beverly Marsh in Andrés Muschietti’s It and It Chapter 2. By using previous research on women in horror, Beverly’s character is dissected with regards to sexualization and agency. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gazing at Beverly Marsh : A Comparative Study of Stephen King’s It and Andy Muschietti’s 2017 Film Adaptation

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Freja Lindqwister Viker; [2022]
    Keywords : Stephen King; Andy Muschietti; It ; the Male Gaze; sexual objectification; abjection;

    Abstract : This essay explores and compares the depiction of the character Beverly Marsh in Stephen King’s novel IT and Andy Muschietti’s 2017 film adaptation. The literary analysis uses the theoretical concepts of Mulvey’s the Male Gaze, Bartky’s sexual objectification theory, and Kristeva’s abjection. READ MORE

  4. 3. THE SHINING: A SEPARATION A Fundamental Flaw in Adaptation Studies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Nicola Camoglio; [2021-02-16]
    Keywords : The Shining; Stanley Kubrick; Stephen King; metafiction;

    Abstract : In recent years, the academic field of adaptation studies has started questioning the fidelityled approach to adaptation that was long its guiding principle. This essay builds upon this novel approach by focusing on the conflictual relationship between Stephen King’s novel The Shining (1977) and the film version (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick. READ MORE

  5. 4. “teaching them a lesson” : A Study of Bullying, Empathy, and Revenge in Stephen King’s Carrie, and the Use of Horror Literature in the Upper Secondary Classroom

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Cecilia Fält; [2021]
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  6. 5. This is an Overlook Where No One Can Ever Come : A narratological analysis of the representation of the uncanny in The Shining

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Matilda Berggren; [2019]
    Keywords : Uncanny; Focalization; Description; Free Indirect Discourse; Telepathy; Anthropomorphism;

    Abstract : This essay is a narratological analysis of Stephen King’s ​The Shining, ​and​ ​employs Mieke Bal’s categorization of focalization, description and discourse with the intent of establishing their function in representing the concept of the uncanny in the narrative. By analyzing these narratological functions and their interplay, several manifestations of the ordinarily elusive uncanny become evident. READ MORE