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Secret Window, Secret Garden

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“Secret Window, Secret Garden”, by Stephen King, is a story about Mort Rainey, a writer accused of plagiarism by John Shooter, a mysterious man from Mississippi. Shooter threatens Mort, and promises to do revenge if he does not get his story back. The story untangles with Mort having startled dreams and conversations with himself. His plan is to prove that the story does not belong to Shooter, however some events will prevent him from doing that. Amy Milner, Mort’s ex-wife, and her current husband, Ted Milner, are also victims and suspects, together with Mort. As the plot changes, with deaths and strange things happening, the existence of Shooter is questioned. The book and the movie have a similar context, although they follow and end with different plots, giving the readers quite a few scenes to be compared.
The movie starts with Mort discovering that Amy cheated on him with Ted. He then meets Shooter, and his goal to prove that he is the real author of the story begins. In the movie, Amy’s house is seen burning, and the suspects are few, although Mort has Shooter in his mind. Then, at the end of the movie, it’s revealed that Mort caused the fire. In the book, Fred Evans, and old man and important character not shown in the movie, appears at the end, explaining to Ted and Amy that a bottle of wine was …show more content…

He does not get caught, although the sheriff warns him to avoid visiting the town, because people feel intimidated by his presence. People do not get to speculate about Mort’s weird behavior, or even a supposed mental illness. However, in the book, he only tries to kill Amy, but Mr. Evans - who had followed her - shoots and kills Mort, saving her. They explore a little bit the reasons behind Mort’s attitude, and they seem to have an idea of his disease, and how he was out of his mind and

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