Examples Of Sin In Carrie By Stephen King

Carrie’s mom in the 2013 film is more interested in harming herself than harming Carrie White. In the original version there was a sense of self-hatred, but in the latest version that self-hatred is magnified. Margaret White’s self-harm in the original version seemed like a ploy to increase the fear of her daughter. However, in Pierce’s version anytime she is on screen in the new edition it raises her undisclosed infatuation with self-harm. In this film, it is apparent that a rape caused her unyielding disgust of sex. This makes her mother less of an antagonist and more of a victim to sufferings rather than a catalyst. At the beginning of the film, Margaret is in the midst of giving birth, completely alone, and ignorant of how babies are made.

Carrie’s full name is Carrie Amelia Moore, she was born on November 25, 1846. Her parents are George Moore and Mary Campbell Moore. She had five siblings, two boys and three sisters. In total they are seven children that George and Mary had. In 1854 Carrie moved from Kentucky where she was born to a farm in Missouri. Carrie’s first kiss was when she was nineteen years old with a guy named Charles Gloyed. Charles was a doctor and had a very good education and was handsome too. During 1862 Carrie moved again but this time to Texas and the year after that she returned to the farm back in Kentucky. While that time when she

Carrie had a younger sister, Jillian. She was spared from most of the abuse as she learnt to feign sickness, in order to avoid visits. This left her older sister to bear with their fathers growing sadistic demands. Taking 12 steps, one more step and her pants would be ripped down. Being 9 years old the battle wasn’t hers to win.

Months went by and Alison’s bullying got worse verbally and physically. One day it got to Carrie and she finally stood up for herself, she wasn’t going to get bullied into silence. The next day Alison came up to her and before she could say anything Carrie said in a firm voice

When Jeannette begins school in Welch, an African American girl Dinitia Hewitt and her friends harassed and beat up Jeannette for being scrawny and filthy. She is constantly made fun of because it is apparent that she lives in poverty. The other children do not accept other that aren’t like them and Jeannette is no exception. Her worn clothes and grimy hair are like a neon sign shouting about her life in poverty which makes Jeannette an easy target to bullies. Jeannette tries very hard to stand up for herself, however, the bullying only stops once other realize that living in poverty and being different was not Jeannette’s

Bell's mother manipulated her out of wanting things they couldn't afford instead of being honest with her. She depicts her “fascist family” as her father controlled the money and her mother made due with the meager money he provided to the home. Hooks writes about how her family and community shaped her ideas about money both as an adult and child. Bell attend her first college on a full scholarship in an all-white girl's college. She was not accepted by the other girls and lived an isolated existence. The girls that Bell befriended her first year were from working class backgrounds, not from wealthy backgrounds.

Furthermore, Carrie Bishop is very similar to everyone else on earth. She, although seemingly tolerant, feels superior to those of the African-American ethnicity. This is a lack of education on the part of the human race. She openly admits this in the novel. "I went to Doctor Booker with many doubts, I am ashamed to say. I suppose that at first I looked on him with the same superiority with which the Ohio doctor had plagued me" (Giardina 166). Over time, she became knowledgeable of Dr. Booker and the other black people in Annadel. Carrie learned that all humans are the same in most respects.

In Christianity, there are seven deadly sins: Pride, Hate, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust, Greed, and Envy. If one holds one of these traits, they’ll be sentenced to hell or have to fight for themselves, to prove their purity… These sins show themselves in many novels, though they shine through more prevalently in four books in particular. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee presents the sin of anger through extremist bias and racism. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare holds the deadly sin of pride through declining to talk the conflict out, which ends in numerous deaths. Silas Marner by George Eliot only shines through with the sin of greed, as the characters care only about their money and/or fame and belongings. Finally, Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer symbolizes lust, as so many mistakes cost lives of others due to wanting to summit or wanting to conquer their own beast on the mountain.

A teenager Carrie White faces abuse from her disconnected, horrifying, devotedly religious mom. When weird incidents start to happen around Carrie, she begins to think that she has telekinesis powers. Her life starts to go down hill when she is invited to the prom by Tommy, a jock from her school. She tries to let her guard down, but when she gets pranked prom turns horrific. With her killing many students from her school she also kills her mom.

Sin reaps consequences that are usually not visible during the time of disobedience. One major sin that many have committed is the sin of pride. Pride leads character’s to commit reckless actions and believe that he or she is greater than someone or something else. Two works of literary merit which feature the sin of pride are Paradise Lost and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

On the evening of July 27th, I attended a production of “Carrie: The Musical” based on the novel “Carrie” by Stephen King. The musical was performed by Near West Theater in Cleveland and directed by Devon Turchan. The main character who name is Carrie White is an outcast through the entire play and her entire life you learn this when the other students talk about past experiences with Carrie. The main antagonist in the play is her very own mother Margaret White. Ms.White is a very religious woman that wants to protect Carrie from the dangers in the world and even herself, very overprotective women and to what I believe very crazy. The plot is brought to life by supporting characters/actors in the play who names are Sue Nell, Tommy Ross, Chris Hargensen, Billy Nolan, Miss Gardner. The actions of all these people building up and resting on carrier shoulders throughout the play cause her to find out she has powers. The end of Act II is when everything comes together Carrie who was invited to the prom by Tommy Ross in a generous gesture that was purposed by Sue Nell. The prom was going very well and Carrie was becoming carefree and was seeing everything she missed out on. Things took things for the worse when Chris and Tommy pour pigs blood on her when she won prom queen. Carrie took all the frustration and years of bullying and the powers she found out about she burned everyone alive at the prom. When she got home she was covered in blood and was crying her very own mom took

her life around to fit in with the crowd . She is soon exposed to drugs, sex and violence. It

As soon as Carrie arrives in Chicago various obstacles face her. She has no experience at working outside home, which makes

Meanwhile, Sue Snell, another popular girl who had earlier laughed at Carrie, begins to feel remorseful about her participation in the locker room antics. With the prom fast approaching, Sue convinces her boyfriend, Tommy Ross, one of the most popular boys in the school, to ask Carrie to the prom. Carrie is suspicious but accepts, and makes a red velvet gown. Carrie's mother won't hear of her daughter doing anything so "carnal" as attending a school dance, as she believes that sex in any form is sinful, even after marriage. She also reveals that she knows about Carrie's telekinetic powers, which she considers a form of witchcraft – it seems that they appear every third generation in her family. Carrie, however, is tired of hearing that everything is a sin. She wants a normal life and sees the prom as a new beginning.

     If we use the Weslyan definition of sin we find that there are four elements that lead to sin a personal voluntary act. The first of these is to use God as a standard. He is perfect and flawless, as we should strive to be. The second is man as a free personality. God gave us free will to decide our own actions; He did not just make us drones. The third makes sin a live option. It is something that is always there and we can always choose to do what God would have us do or go against His will. The fourth is a deed committed. This goes back to the third one. Sin is a willful act against God. We must choose right or wrong.