Rumor has it Mr. King is a high iq, high functioning autistic. I've confirmed that I am, but with increased inter-connectivity between hemispheres. This is a recipe for unusual linguistic, musical, or artistic facility.
I'm thinking Mr. King has to be the same, and he's written autistics into his stories.
"Andy Dufresne - who crawled through a river of **** and came out clean on the other side."
The thing is, I've been looking into it. I'm a first rate Pavarotti type operatic tenor. (He was better.) That scene where Andy tells people how they can't take the music from us? Most people can't play music in their heads!
And those who can don't know it's special. I can play whole piano concerti in my head front to back. It never occurred to me it was unusual til about the 40th watching of Shawshank.
I'm guessing Mr. King can? Would someone ask him?
The thing is: facial development is linked to brain development. Stephen King looks like my uncle, or something.
Hamlet is autistic. Faust is autistic. Michael Corleone is autistic. Andy Dufresne is autistic.
I'm thinking Mr. King has to be the same, and he's written autistics into his stories.
"Andy Dufresne - who crawled through a river of **** and came out clean on the other side."
The thing is, I've been looking into it. I'm a first rate Pavarotti type operatic tenor. (He was better.) That scene where Andy tells people how they can't take the music from us? Most people can't play music in their heads!
And those who can don't know it's special. I can play whole piano concerti in my head front to back. It never occurred to me it was unusual til about the 40th watching of Shawshank.
I'm guessing Mr. King can? Would someone ask him?
The thing is: facial development is linked to brain development. Stephen King looks like my uncle, or something.
Hamlet is autistic. Faust is autistic. Michael Corleone is autistic. Andy Dufresne is autistic.
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