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| author | R. Shanthini |
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| contents | <p><em><span lang="EN-US">This paper examines the depiction of fears in Stephen King's child protagonists in Carrie (1974) and The Shining (1977), challenging the conventional understanding of child abuse during the 1970s. Through a close reading of both novels, it becomes evident that child abuse is a pervasive theme, with parental figures Margaret White and Jack Torrance inflicting verbal and physical harm on their children. The analysis reveals a disturbing pattern of intergenerational trauma, where abusive parents repeat the cycles of violence they experienced in their own past. This subverts the dominant narrative of the time, which attributed child abuse primarily to socio-economic factors. By employing the theory of the uncanny, this study demonstrates how King masterfully crafts a sense of unease by blending the familiar with the horrific. King's portrayal of child abuse in seemingly ordinary families echoes the groundbreaking research of the era, highlighting the pervasive nature of abuse across social and economic boundaries.</span></em></p> |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | FEAR IN THE FORMATIVE YEARS: STEPHEN KING'S PORTRAYAL OF CHILDHOOD ANXIETIES R. Shanthini Stephen King childhood anxiety fear trauma horror fiction psychological development formative years supernatural emotional resilience <p><em><span lang="EN-US">This paper examines the depiction of fears in Stephen King's child protagonists in Carrie (1974) and The Shining (1977), challenging the conventional understanding of child abuse during the 1970s. Through a close reading of both novels, it becomes evident that child abuse is a pervasive theme, with parental figures Margaret White and Jack Torrance inflicting verbal and physical harm on their children. The analysis reveals a disturbing pattern of intergenerational trauma, where abusive parents repeat the cycles of violence they experienced in their own past. This subverts the dominant narrative of the time, which attributed child abuse primarily to socio-economic factors. By employing the theory of the uncanny, this study demonstrates how King masterfully crafts a sense of unease by blending the familiar with the horrific. King's portrayal of child abuse in seemingly ordinary families echoes the groundbreaking research of the era, highlighting the pervasive nature of abuse across social and economic boundaries.</span></em></p> |
| title | FEAR IN THE FORMATIVE YEARS: STEPHEN KING'S PORTRAYAL OF CHILDHOOD ANXIETIES |
| topic | Stephen King childhood anxiety fear trauma horror fiction psychological development formative years supernatural emotional resilience |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17286495 |