THE HEDGE ANIMALS AS A SUSPENSE MOTIF IN STEPHEN KING’S THE SHINING Cover Image

THE HEDGE ANIMALS AS A SUSPENSE MOTIF IN STEPHEN KING’S THE SHINING
THE HEDGE ANIMALS AS A SUSPENSE MOTIF IN STEPHEN KING’S THE SHINING

Author(s): Maria Anastasova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: Stephen King; The Shining; suspense; horror fiction; hedge animals.

Summary/Abstract: The article explores the development of the literary motif of the hedge animals in Stephen King’s bestselling novel “The Shining” in relation to creating suspense. The analysis borrows a tool kit from narrative theory in order to explain how suspense functions.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 61-66
  • Page Count: 6
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