Stephen King Highway “The
Shining”
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”The Shining” was inspired by the John
Lennon song "Instant Karma!", which contained the line "We all
shine on…". It was King's third published novel, and first
hardback bestseller, and the success of the book firmly established
King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. A film based upon
the book, The Shining directed by Stanley Kubrick, was released in
1980.
The book is dedicated to King's son, Joseph: "This is for Joe
Hill King, who shines on."
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A = The publication date for ”The
Shining” was January 197(A).
B = ”The Shining”
was later adapted into a television mini-series in
199(B).
C = Dick Hallorann warns little Danny to avoid
Room 21(C).
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D = After writing ”Carrie” and
”Salem’s Lot”, both of which are
set in small towns in King's home state of Maine, King was looking
for a change of pace for the next book. "I wanted to spend a year
away from Maine so that my next novel would have a different sort
of background." King opened an atlas of the US on the kitchen table
and randomly pointed to a location, which turned out to be Boulder,
Colorado. So in early 197(D), King and his wife, Tabitha,
and their two children, Naomi and Joe, moved across the country to
Colorado and stayed at the Stanley Hotel which is the premise for
”The Shining”.
E = Daniel Anthony "Danny" Torrance is the (E) year-old
son of Jack and Wendy. He has the "Shining," which allows him to
detect spirits and thus makes him a target of the Hotel. It also
allows him to see past, present, and future events through his
'guide'.
F = In ”The Shining”, Horace "Harry"
Derwent purchased the Overlook sometime in the early 1940s and
invested over one million dollars into its renovation before the
grand opening on August 2(F), 1945, which Derwent celebrated
by hosting a lavish masked ball. Mr. Derwent appears to Jack in the
Colorado Lounge as one of the apparitions at the ball.
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