Monday, March 17, 2014

Christine: Discussion Question #1

As I wrap up my journey reading Christine by Stephen King, I notice that a lot of main characters are being killed off, the only people who aren't killed (yet) are Arnie, his best friend Dennis, his girlfriend Leigh (whom he is in a complicated relationship with due to the car) and his parents (also in just as a complicated of a relationship for the same reason). My discussion question this week is this. Does Christine, the demented '58 Plymouth, have any compassion for anyone in the novel? Respond to this question in the comments!

Sunday, March 16, 2014

New Trimester, Same Book

I'm still reading Christine. It's quite a long novel. However, I am nearing its end. So, for those who forgot, Christine is about a car who is possessed. Arnie, our main protagonist, buys the car after he gets his license, and soon finds out the secret it has been holding for a long time. Stephen King, the book's author, does a great job of keeping the readers, such as myself, glued to the yellowing pages of this old copy that I'm reading. He uses clever introductions to his chapters, correlating to the names of the segments, split up into thirds, in this book. Many vital characters have been killed off through the duration of this novel, but Arnie stays alive. Maybe we might see a change in that...