The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an entity that exploits the fears and phobias of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey. The creature, or “It” primarily appears in the form of a clown to attract its preferred prey of young children. The story starts off during a heavy rainstorm in Derry, Maine, six-year-old George "Georgie" Denbrough is chasing a paper boat down a gutter. The boat is washed down a storm drain to the dismay of Georgie, who had received the boat as a gift from his older brother Bill. Peering into the drain, Georgie sees a pair of glowing yellow eyes. Startled, Georgie is suddenly confronted by a man dressed in a silver clown suit who introduces himself as "Mr. Bob Gray", a.k.a. "Pennywise the Dancing Clown".
There was a remake of the movie called “IT”, which was released this year. This movie is about a demon, named Pennywise, who is dressed as a clown. Pennywise feasts on children’s fear, meaning that he eats the children that are afraid. When you think of clowns, you
In “New Axioms for Reading the Landscape: Paying Attention to Political Economy and Social Justice,” Don Mitchell incorporates old ideas from Peirce F. Lewis’s original “Axioms for Reading the Landscape.” At the same time, Mitchell includes new ideas into his axioms. In Axiom 1, he explains that “the landscape is not produced through ‘our unwitting autobiography’ (as Lewis describes it), but as an act of (social, not individual) will” (2007, 34). He also stresses the idea that landscape should be produced as a commodity. In contrast, Neil Smith explains the main causes behind gentrification. Smith explains how gentrification happens through a process which he calls “rent gap” (1979, 545). In gentrification, the landscape is a commodity because it loses and gains monetary value through disinvestment and investment.
The antagonist in this novel, Jack, is the archetype of demon. Jack is described by Golding as “tall, thin, and bony; and his hair was red beneath the black cap. His face was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without silliness. Out of this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn, to anger” (251). His eyes are always used in the novel to depict his emotions, as they are above. His appearance leaves a bad impression on our readers. He seems to be crazy in hunting pigs, which turns worse and worse in a situation far away from the civilized society. Gradually, he becomes an animal without reason, so that sometimes he will disguise himself by the mixture of red, white and black dirt, like a barbarian. “In the beginning of the story Jack, still conditioned by the previous society he had been a part of, could not bear to kill a pig that was caught in the brush. As the plot progresses he becomes less and less attached to any social norms” (Li Xin 104). As structure breaks down, Jack forms his own separate sect separating from Ralph and the rest of the group. In the end, he breaks Piggy’s glasses and leads the others towards Piggy’s murder. He brings the boys into mass hysteria and eventually hunts Ralph down like an animal. Not seeming to care about being rescued,
Which are ‘witches meeting at night in abandoned houses’and‘an ogre’ that will ‘eat him bit by bit’. These are derived from religious stories and his colourful imagination. Michele’s dreams are filled by monsters. “When I was small I always dreamed about monsters”. He tried to cover them by imagining he locked them into a golden bus to take them ‘all to the circuses’. He also imagines that then his stomach opens and they ‘all walked happily into it. He overcomes his fears of creatures “I found a place where I can lock those…creatures up and sleep serenely”. Michele says “Monsters don’t exist...its men you should be afraid of, not monsters...”. He even fears his very own father, having lost trust in him because his part in the kidnappers
The next day the boys see a young girl crying and realize after talking to her that it is Miss Foley. They go to her house but when they come back their path is blocked by a parade. The carnival is out searching the streets for them. They hide and the little girl is gone. Will's father sees them hiding in an iron grille in the sidewalk and the boys convince him to keep quiet because the Illustrated Man comes to talk to him. Will's father pretends not to know the two boys whose faces are tattooed on the man's hand, and then when the Witch comes and begins to sense the boys' presence he blows cigar smoke at her, choking her and forcing her to leave. Mr. Dark asks Charles Halloway for his name, and Will's father tells him
Meanwhile, Seth disobeys the rules and goes off into the woods. On his adventure, he spots an old shack covered in ivy and vines. He notices an old women that is gnawing on a rope that she is tied to. She asks Seth if he would come inside and share a cup of tea with her. Seth asks if she is a witch, then she becomes very furious and puts a curse on him. He sprints of like a cheetah and runs away from the “witch”. The next morning, their grandpa asks them “What do you suppose makes people so eager to break rules?’’ He keeps his eye on Seth. Seth explains to his grandpa that he was just very curious and that he met a creepy old lady. His grandpa nods and changes the subject. They are given some milk (the magical one) by Lena she said that it would give them the power to see “what is really out there.” Seth shows Kendra a hidden pond with gazebos, a boardwalk, and a boathouse. Grandpa explains that his yard is not a place for endangered animals, but for mystical creatures such as fairies, trolls, and imps. This land is known as Fablehaven and it is owned by lots of people, passed down every few centuries. He also explains that the old woman in the forest was actually a real witch. Her name is Muriel Taggert and the knots were her punishment for trying to put a curse on Fablehaven. After meeting
Arnold Grey was born in the slums of London. His father did any odd jobs to put food on the table, and his mother passed away at a very young age. His father would come home after a long day of work with no food to give. At the age of six his father had collected enough money to afford education for Grey. At school, Grey’s family status would cause the students to make fun of him. To ease his suffering, Grey would run. Grey did not care where he went, as long as his legs carried him away from his home, he was happy. Over time Grey would run faster and harder everyday, always attempting to run better than the day before. Sadly however, Grey’s life back at school was to much for him to bare, his consistent low grades in class along with the enmity
Naive or elderly individuals, depending on what world they live, prefer to read anything that provides them to challenge or approve with the article if they overlook the article as unique or not. Since then, extremely biased articles contain flawed information that interrogate the opinions of each individuals. Michael Brown, a youthful eighteen year old African American college student was shot dead by a white officer named WIlson. Michael’s death evoke an outrage towards the public, debating who triggered Michael’s death. One source states that Wilson shot Michael because Michael threaten Wilson, while another source states that Wilson threaten him so he shot him.
In this article the writer, Greg Silver, starts out by talking about a 25 year old waitress who has broken her arm, and has no insurance or money for the medical bills. Due to these reasons her arm healed on its own but healed crooked. This has caused it to be painful for her to hold a tray while working. She asked the writer what was she supposed to do. Greg Silver has been a primary care physician for 30 years now and he’s heard so many stories from Americans who don’t have insurance or the money for their medical bills, so they suffer in pain. “Even with the affordable care act we leave 28 million people without any coverage.” He talks about how we need a streamlined single-payer program that would provide universal coverage for everyone, “such as Rep. John Conyers’ House Resolution 676 and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Senate Bill 1804.”
Dr. Rob Tarzwell is a clinical assistant professor at the university of British Columbia. Dr. Tarzwell creates short videos about medical information in a quick concise way. His channel is called One Minute Medical School. Dr. Tarwell created the YouTube channel January 1st 2013. He takes complex topics that might confuse students or the general public and simplifies it in a efficient. Dr. Tarwell’s channel can be used for education. In some of his videos, he calls his videos “Personal Service announcements.” His videos could be used to help explain a topic quickly in class before diving into the details. Dr. Tarwell’s videos could also be used when looking up an answer This youtube channel is not geared towards engaging experts.
In the opening scene of the movie, a little boy is shown playing in the rain. The boy’s name is Georgie and he is doing what kids have done in the rain for years, which is playing with a toy boat in the gutter. The camera then shows Georgie’s paper boat unfortunately flow into a gutter in the sidewalk. Georgie starts yelling “NOOO” at the loss of his boat and scarmbles up to the gutter. At first the gutter appears empty, until the audience hears a terrifying voice say “Hi Georgie!” and the terrifying clown head shown in my image appears inside the gutter. The clown we know as penywise. Pennywise asks if Georgie wants his boat back and Georgie says yes. Pennywise then asks Georgie if he wants a balloon and cotton candy. Georgie eagerly reaches inside and the demonic clown pulls him in and murders the boy.
Even though the gruesome, ghastly and demonic story known as “The Landlady” ends in a disturbing way, it portrays many characteristics about the protagonist, Billy. There are numerous ways to characterize Billy, a 17-year-old kid on his first business trip in the strange city of Bath, England. Billy begins his journey to a hotel known as the Bell and Dragon but stumbles to a halt when he sees a seemingly cozy bed and breakfast that catches his eye. For a few pages everything seems great; unfortunately for Billy, he has some flaws which ultimately lead to his shocking death at the hands of a demented landlady. These are curiosity, a tendency to miss important clues, and gullibility.
“The kids don’t need a clown to scare them – their parents are villainous enough”(Nicolauo). The film IT is relatively horrifying at times and a generally happy character, which in this instance presents itself as a clown, turns out to be a viscous, shape-shifting monster instead. However, a closer look reveals an evil far more terrifying being that hits close to home for the majority of the Losers Club. The majority of the adults within the movie IT show their children the true evils of the world and those scars will always burn deeper than a clown’s ever could.
Roald Dahl uses various writing techniques in the horror short story, “The Landlady,” to build suspense, or the uncertainty or anxiety that a reader will feel about what may happen next in a story, novel, or drama. In this short story, the protagonist, Billy Weaver, a young, handsome seventeen-year-old, traveled from London to Bath, due to work, and looks for accommodation. Eventually, he came across a quaint bed and breakfast owned by a landlady who appeared to be generous. The landlady portrayed herself as a kind, innocent soul, but her intentions spoke otherwise. As the tale continued, Billy realizes that things are not what they initially appeared to be at the bed and breakfast. Through the use of foreshadowing and characterization, the author, Roald Dahl, of the horror short story, “The Landlady,” effectively builds suspense for the reader in the thread of the plot.
“So kids, every Halloween, it is said that her ghost, roams the empty hallways of this very school, searching for another female student to take her place.” The students were now on the edge of their wooden seats, eyes wide, listening to every word Mr. Morris said. All of a sudden the loud bell breaks the silence, making each one of them jump.