Stephen Edwin King is an American author of suspense, horror, sci-fi and fantasy books. He was born September 21, 1947, to Donald and Ruth King, who were living in Portland, Maine at the time. The young couple had been told they would never be able to have children of their own; two years before Stephen being born, they had adopted a son, David King [ CITATION Blo02 l 1033 ]. .
Stephen never got to know his father; in 1949, when Stephen was only two years old, his father walked out of the house and never came back. Donald, who had served in the merchant marines, was a well-liked vacuum salesman. One day he went to the grocery store for a pack of cigarettes and never came home. King's mother, Ruth, struggled after his father deserted them. She had two young boys to take care of and little money. For the next few years, King and his brother David moved around the country staying with relatives. They lived in Maine, Massachusetts, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, and Connecticut. .
Ruth worked many part-time jobs to support her two sons. She was a laundry presser, a donut maker, a store clerk, a housekeeper, and a pianist. Ruth supported her children financially anyway she could and not only that, she had passed on her love of books to Stephen. He would read comic books when he was sick in bed to pass the time; he was sick a lot with tonsillitis and ear infections. His mother encouraged him to start writing his stories instead of copying the ones he was reading. The first book he wrote when he was six was a four page penciled story about a bunny that could drive a car. A year later Ruth introduced King to horror novels, and he also experienced his first horror movie. His mother took him on her date to see The Creature from the Black Lagoon. .
In 1958, King, who was 11, moved to the small town of Durham, Maine. Ruth had moved her boys there so she could take care of her elderly parents. They rented a two-story house whose well was constantly drying up.
From those experiences comes great influence. ... The second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King, Stephen Edwin King was born in 1947 in Portland, Maine. ... Stephen King. ... Most authors have muses that help inspire them in creating new pieces of work. King's muse is his extraordinary life which has been filled with hurt, adventure and great misfortune. ...
Stephen King Whenever someone mentions the name Stephen King, people tend to contemplate about writings of horror and fiction. The average American recognizes his name and face, he is also acknowledged as "The King of Horror" (Casebeer 207). This is because Stephen King is a well-perceived and talented author. ... Stephen King held many fears while in high school. ... When King was younger, he said that when he became rich, he would buy a great big Cadillac (Wilson 37). ...
For my American Literature author study, I have read three Stephen King novels. ... Stephen King is a great storyteller and we see this through all of his works that have been made or published by him. ... Stephen King tries to make his stories as real as possible, by doing this even though Stephen King is considered by many to be only a great thrilling novelist, he is a great American Story teller because of his use of words, characters, situations, and settings. ... Stephen King is one of the most popular novelists of modern times. ... Three great Stephen King books, Insomnia, IT, and From A...
For some, we have been on page one of a Stephen King book almost countless times before (the man is a prodigious author), and in a comforting way we know what to expect. ... When we open a Stephen King book, nearly all of us have some idea what to expect. ... Reading a King novel, we know we are on the "right" side, because we are on the side of the author. ... It's "Neighbours", but better written, scary and with American accents. ... For confirmed King fans, a very large part of the attraction is the author himself; the man and the myth. ...
In 1249, she completed the consumption of the Midi into the French state and made great alliances. ... American women had important roles during World War II, both at home and in the battlefields. ... Nearly three hundred fifty thousand American women served in uniform. ... Etta Shiber, author of Paris Underground, and Kitty Beaurepos, Etta's good friend, set out to try to save English soldiers from German imprisonment. ... While men made up the fighting forces Christian, Muslim, American, and French women played vital roles. ...
Title: Everything's Eventual Author: Stephen King I'll start off my book report with "Lunch at the Gotham Café." ... This is a story of interrogation and mind games in a South American government building. ... "Riding the Bullet," was the first of King's "e-books."" ... The story is about Hell, or rather, Stephen King's vision of Hell. ... Not great like "Different Seasons,"" but special in its own way. ...
American Literature Paper # 2 Analysis of Rose Madder, by Stephen King And, Angel Fire East, by Terry Brooks. In the beginning of Rose Madder, by Stephen King, the prologue introduces the two main characters Rose Daniels and her husband Norman. ... In the Beginning of Angel Fire East, by Terry Brooks, the author uses the first couple of chapters to introduce the main characters. ... The figurative language used by Stephen King in Rose Madder contains similes, personification, imagery, and symbolism. ... Motes appeared, whirling through the shimmery haze- (P....
Evidence of this is seen throughout American history, from the Puritan era onward. ... Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 His works have gained a great audience not because of their characters or stories, but because of King himself. King's readers are fascinated by the mind that can produce such horrifying stories, and they see him as a sort of preternatural being. Many movies and books have been devoted to this "king of horror."30 Both of these authors, Rice and King, along with other writers, journalists, and novelists, serve to bring the s...