The Shining

The Outline 1. Information about the author; 2. The genre of the novel; 3. The setting; 4. The main characters; 5. The plot structure; 6. The main motifs and ideas; 7. The tone; 8. The idioms; 9. The stylistic devices; 10. My impression; 11. Questions

Information about the author Stephen King is an American author of novels «The Shining» (1974), «Pet Cemetery» (1983), «It» (1986), «The Green Mile» (1996) and many others

The genre of the novel Horror is a genre of literature, that is meant to scare, shock and even repulse audiences. The key focus of a horror novel is to elicit a sense of dread in the reader through frightening images, themes and situations.

The setting The Overlook Hotel

The main characters Jack WendyDanny - disturbed writer; - recovering alcoholic; - temperamental person - housewife; - blonde and very beautiful; - miserable women - five-year-old boy; - has the «shining», which ф allows him to detect spirits Torrance family

The plot structure exposition denouement falling actionclimaxrising action

The main motifs and ideas Isolation is the human's enemy Living by your wits is always knowing where the wasps are

The tone The tone of first chapter is very plain and mellow, which allows the reader to inside the story. Near the end of the chapter the tone changes from the slow into dark and forbidding, foreshadowing, what is to come. Stephen King uses it to closely control the suspense in the novel.

The idioms «A little slow tonight, isn't it?» «They shivered the cathedral silence of winter into a million rattling fragments» «An old proverb recurred to her: God looks after drunks and little children. Amen» All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

The stylistic devices Suspense is a feeling of worry or excitement, that you have, when you feel, that something is going to happen

My impression

Questions If you were offered a job at Overlook Hotel, would you accept it? Would you like to have a shining like Danny? Why or why not? Have you watched the movie «The Shining» (1980)? After my presentation, did you want to read the book?