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    and death. The novel, Carrie by Stephen King, is a modern day fairytale that is perceived as a horror by most readers. Alex. E. Alexander exhibits the idea that Carrie is a universal fairytale in his critical essay, “Carrie a Universal Fairytale”. He exemplifies the characteristics of a fairytale and how Carrie mimics these trends. Novels such as Cinderella and Rapunzel, contain elements of fairy tales, that Carrie also possesses. Much like Cinderella, the protagonist, Carrie, goes through a rite

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    In the 1976s first adaption of Carrie of the classic horror novel directed by Brian De Palma. Carrie White is a dull withdrawn thin plain Jane, having all her classmates hate her, and having a mother who is a major religious fanatic. Upon unexpectedly having her first period, she gets bullied and teased by her fellow female classmates in the girls locker room. The gym teacher punishes the girls for their actions towards Carrie. One of them named Sue Snell feels particularly sorry for her actions;

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    book that I chose for my 3rd quarter book report was “Carrie” by: Stephen King. The book is about a sixteen year old girl name Carrietta White, who lives in Chamberlain, Maine with her mother Margaret White. Carrie attends Bates High school which isn’t really a pleasant experience for her, at school Carrie is constantly mocked and teased by her peers because of the way she dresses, looks, and her weight. At home things are much worse for Carrie because of her overly religious and abusive mother Margaret

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    In pages 65-79 of Sister Carrie, the major action is Carrie’s internal conflict about her role as Drouet’s mistress, the first meeting between Carrie and Hurstwood, Carrie’s progression toward becoming Drouet’s idea of a refined woman, and Carrie’s growing attraction to Hurstwood as her opinion of Drouet wanes. Prior to these events, Carrie had moved out of her sister’s flat in Chicago and into an apartment that Drouet is paying for. She is no longer a wage-seeker but instead depends financially

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    1. Title: Sister Carrie 2. Author’s Name: Theodore Dreiser 3. Date of publication: first came out in 1900 then released 1907 4. Genre: fiction/romance 5. Characteristics of the genre the work does/doesn’t meet: The book is not true so is considered fiction, also Carrie falls in love with the Charles so it is romance. 6. Setting: Time + Place + Atmosphere (mood or tone): The setting is in the nineteenth- century Chicago and New York City. The atmosphere is Gloomy and Reflective. 7.

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    In the opening of Sister Carrie, Carrie is boarding a train from her small town, Columbia City, to Chicago. Sister Carrie is set in the late Nineteenth century, and Carrie is moving to Chicago following the economic boom that succeed the Civil War after Reconstruction. Chicago was one of the largest American cities at that point, and Carrie joined the massive queue of wage-earners searching for factory work in large cities. While she is searching for work there are constant references to Carrie's

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    Lana Zaidan Mrs. Peel English 1 December 7, 2016 Personal Reading Inventory 1. Title: Sister Carrie 2. Author’s Name: Theodore Dreiser 3. Date of publication: first came out in 1900 then released 1907 4. Genre: fiction/romance 5. Characteristics of the genre the work does/doesn’t meet: The book is not true so is considered fiction, also Carrie falls in love with the Charles so it is romance. 6. Setting: Time + Place + Atmosphere (mood or tone): The setting is in the nineteenth- century

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    Sister Carrie is a novel about a young woman named Carrie, who travels to Chicago to earn money to support her poor family. At first, she struggles to find and maintain work. She finds a factory job but quickly gets tired and falls to physical pain. She becomes sick and eventually loses her job. This forces Carrie back on the street and having to face two decisions: find another job or give up “she hated to think of going back there each evening. Hanson was so cold. She knew it could not last much

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    In Stephen King’s Carrie, later turned into a movie produced by Kevin Misher, with a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen & Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Carrie White is a young girl who is subject to mental and physical abuse. With a mother who believes life should revolve around praying, and being religious, Carrie finds it nearly impossible to fit in socially. Due to dealing with her mother’s religious intensity, Carrie can’t live the normal life she longs for. Carrie’s home environment is toxic in such

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    As far as what the purpose of the movie Carrie is I think is to show that everything has consequences. In this particular instance I believe it’s the bullying that brings out the latent psychic ability of Carrie. The character of Carrie seems to be very introverted and just trying to keep her head down and avoid attention. Unfortunately, in the shower scene when she gets her menstrual period. For the first time, she panics she didn’t know what was going on and the other girls do nothing but throw

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