I want to preface this by saying that I really, really enjoyed most of It, even with all of its issues. That being said, I think it’s important to look at one aspect of the novel we didn’t really discuss in class: what the hell was the point of the Turtle? It’s pretty clear […]
As the Stephen King’s novel It unfolds, more and more is revealed about the monster that terrorizes Derry. We’re given a general idea of Its abilities and origins but, beyond Its own survival, we’re not really given any insight into the monster’s motivations. Why does It kill people? What does It do with them once […]
I hate how the ones that are still alive at the end of It forget each other. It’s been driving me insane wondering why they all had to forget each other all over again. I really wanted them to at least all stay in touch but that’s because I like happy endings. This for me wasn’t […]
There’s a reason Sinister is the only movie that gives me nightmares. Not only does it corrupt beautiful little children and turn them into brainwashed-family-killing-baby-psychos, it also basically has the monster trifecta: corrupting what’s considered “safe” by our culture, haunted places, and the cyclic quality of monstrosity. Bagul targets the children he wants based on […]
Isolation. This word, this idea…it’s my worst fear. It may sound silly, being alone being “my monster” for this blog post, but this idea is very real to me and is something that has affected me my whole life. Now I’m not talking about Cast Away stuff where I’m stuck on an island with only […]
Language is used by society to communicate with people. Words are used creatively, figuratively, openly, and privately. They’re also subject to change and variation. Stephen King does not miss a beat in It. In one scenario, he describes the “barrens” on page 531. Bill was walking in the small woods and wondered why “forest” or […]
Stephen King makes a set of victims. King reminds his readers of a real problem with bullying through characters such as Henry Bowers, who’s ready to kill Mike for the color of his skin. But then characters such as Al Marsh and Tom pose similar threats against Beverly for simply being another sex. King did […]
One theme that hasn’t really been touched on in IT so far is the dangers of bullying. From school ground to cyber life bullying has remained a hot button issue in society. Henry Bowers is one of the scariest monsters in the book for me because he tortures the main characters just because he can. […]
I’m a hypochondriac. There I said it. I haven’t always been this way, and I guess I have knowledge to thank for that. So many times throughout the semester we have talked about how there is this “fear of the unknown” and while I have to agree, I also think that knowing isn’t really all […]
Did you ever hear the phrase, “I wish I were a kid again” and actually considered it? I admit I have because being an adult can really be a bitch sometimes. While we were discussing about kids and adults in class today, I believe when it comes to fear, adults tend to have anxieties more […]
While reading It there was one question I was constantly struggling with: why was Bill Denbrough the leader of the Losers Club? There really was never a concrete explanation given and none of the other members of the Losers could quite put their finger on it. It was just something they all felt: “Bill was […]
I’ve loved scary movies since I was a child, but they never seem to have that lifelong bone-chilling effect on me that everyone goes on about. It wasn’t until about a year ago that I finally met my match. My most memorable example of monstrosity, and the only figure that has succeeded in consistently giving […]
One of the big themes rampant in IT so far is spousal and parental violence. This is not a new subject to be writing or reading about seeing as there have been about 5,000 lifetime movies about the subject. So why is it such an important theme in the novel? My only answer is that Stephen […]
I cannot remember a time when I did not find clowns frightening. For me, they have always been figments of nightmares and horror movies. The idea that clowns could not be monstrous even seems more absurd than them being monsters. But why is this so? What happened to the happy, party-goers that would tell jokes […]
Throughout Stephen King’s novel, IT, we are introduced to a gang of kids who grew up in a crummy neighborhood in Maine and are faced with the ultimate quest of getting rid of the monster who is known as Pennywise. Due to Pennywise dressing up as a clown, it is his way of manipulating kids into […]
On occasion, I’ve thought about why I’m friends with the people I am friends with. How did we become friends? Why am I friends with this person and not that person? Why do I have a couple groups of friends? Why don’t some people fit into that specific group? Here is one article about friendships […]