52 pages 1 hour read

Stephen King

The Body

Fiction | Novella | YA | Published in 1982

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Essay Topics

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Why does Gordie write that the most important things are also the hardest to say?

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Gordie’s career as a writer mirrors that of Stephen King’s own career. What does this reveal about King’s own relationship with storytelling?

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What does Chris mean when he says that Ray Browers was “ours?” (164).