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In 11th grade we were assigned a paper to write about a great American author, and explain their impact on culture. I chose @StephenKing, and my teacher was irate, arguing with me at length. She said "if this isn& #39;t within the top 10% of papers, you get zero on the assignment." 1/
This was an assignment meant to last an entire quarter, and everyone else was shoehorned (and didn& #39;t argue) to write about Steinbeck, Hemmingway, Fitzgerald, etc. These were books we had been reading all year, and basically were expected to pick up one more book and be able to 2/
Write this paper! But me?
I had to read five books, and had to create small units so my teacher knew enough about the books to judge my paper critically. I chose a couple I had already read, but I added Cujo, Carrie, and Under The Dome. But I had to pick a theme. My choice?
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I had to read five books, and had to create small units so my teacher knew enough about the books to judge my paper critically. I chose a couple I had already read, but I added Cujo, Carrie, and Under The Dome. But I had to pick a theme. My choice?
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Fear defined through the Flight or Fight response. It& #39;s littered all over King& #39;s novels, and I figured it would be a perfect thematic vehicle to explain why King was so important to me, and had captured the attention of the masses.
He actually wrote what spooked him.
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He actually wrote what spooked him.
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I ended getting a B+ on the project predominantly based around obvious grammatical errors (somethings never change...), but I really feel like I had a grasp on what King meant to me, even if he didn& #39;t intend that.
My venture down memory lane and this thread has a point to me
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My venture down memory lane and this thread has a point to me
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