Yeah, and the monotonous bopping of the paddle ball and rubber string. Repetitive....his own self-discovered therapy....it’s a soothing behavior....
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Yeah, and the monotonous bopping of the paddle ball and rubber string. Repetitive....his own self-discovered therapy....it’s a soothing behavior....
You said what I was thinking much better than I did!...his own self-discovered therapy....it’s a soothing behavior....
Once in Boulder, Joe/Leo starts to show his physic abilities. He is able to read Larry's mind. Could that have contributed to his musical talents? "Drawing" then from Larry's mind.Exactly. Did you think he liked to sit by himself or be alone (in parts) added to this diagnosis? He played the guitar by himself sometimes, too. I don't know.
....nah, great minds honey.....You said what I was thinking much better than I did!
Absolutely. And he is able to better communicate verbally in Boulder. The name change is a symbolic indication of just how different he is at this point, I think.I do think his alone time is also indicative BUT I also feel that music, Larry and the guitar is what broke him out of his shell. I do think he shows some tendencies but yet the music brought him around. Led him to trust Larry. Larry and the guitar and the music helped him to decide to survive in my mind.
...his own “shine”.....Once in Boulder, Joe/Leo starts to show his physic abilities. He is able to read Larry's mind. Could that have contributed to his musical talents? "Drawing" then from Larry's mind.
This is another good point. I wondered about this, too.Once in Boulder, Joe/Leo starts to show his physic abilities. He is able to read Larry's mind. Could that have contributed to his musical talents? "Drawing" then from Larry's mind.
...Chaos theory in human form....Trashcan Man is a sympathetic character but yet mysterious. He has an innocence like Tom but something else. He's neither a force for good nor evil. Am I wrong? I see him as a chaotic element and given the novel's climax, one wonders just how much he was an instrument of God's purpose.
I always feel sorry for Trashy. He was never loved, never treated well by those who should love him. Of course he is going to gravitate towards Flagg, who promises him he will finally be loved. Also, to your earlier point about Nadine only dreaming of Flagg and not Mother Abigail and being the only one like that, I don't think Trash ever dreamed of her either. He dreamed of corn fields but it always made him uneasy and scared. I don't think he ever "saw" Mother Abigail.Trashcan Man is a sympathetic character but yet mysterious. He has an innocence like Tom but something else. He's neither a force for good nor evil. Am I wrong? I see him as a chaotic element and, given the novel's climax, one wonders just how much he was an instrument of God's purpose.
Cool! I didn't know this. Makes sense considering King's love for that trilogy. (Note to self: read LOTR)Found this while researching The Stand. Totally new information for me.
King Wanted to Pay Tribute to a Fantasy Master
King set out to pen The Stand to scratch a 10-year itch to “write a fantasy epic like Lord of the Rings, only with an American setting.”Wrote King:
“Only instead of a hobbit, my hero was a Texan named Stu Redman, and instead of a Dark Lord, my villain was a ruthless drifter and supernatural madman named Randall Flagg. The land of Mordor ("where the shadows lie, according to Tolkien) was played by Las Vegas.”
Yes, I believe you are right. I remember Trashy crossing from Iowa into Nebraska and getting an uneasy feeling. I wish I could figure out why this is. Maybe he was fearful of belonging to either group, to any "family". Even in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand he is made fun of (light heartedly) and not truly an equal. The Kidd abused him, too.I always feel sorry for Trashy. He was never loved, never treated well by those who should love him. Of course he is going to gravitate towards Flagg, who promises him he will finally be loved. Also, to your earlier point about Nadine only dreaming of Flagg and not Mother Abigail and being the only one like that, I don't think Trash ever dreamed of her either. He dreamed of corn fields but it always made him uneasy and scared. I don't think he ever "saw" Mother Abigail.
Trash is a lot like Tom. Simple minded and completely full of faith...they both helped to bring down Flagg with their simple way of looking at things. No gray, only black and white. Right and wrong. Good and evil.
...could be as simple as Steve pouring his hurt into these relationships....he grew up without his Dad....maybe these are cloaked wishes....I am intrigued by the quasi father and son relationship between Glen and Stu. Stu's father dies when he is young, didn't he? King creates these types of bonds in a few books.
Pet Sematary- Jud and Louis.
Firestarter- Irv and Andy
The Drawing of the Three- Roland and Eddie
In light of King's own history, it is enlightening to see these relationship dynamics play out on the page. Thoughts?
Perhaps the desire to fill in what he lacked in his own childhood with his father? Show that such relationships can and do exist.I am intrigued by the quasi father and son relationship between Glen and Stu. Stu's father dies when he is young, didn't he? King creates these types of bonds in a few books.
Pet Sematary- Jud and Louis.
Firestarter- Irv and Andy
The Drawing of the Three- Roland and Eddie
In light of King's own history, it is enlightening to see these relationship dynamics play out on the page. Thoughts?
Yeah, that is my interpretation, too. Especially with the books I mentioned. A wish, a what-if...it's probably by no accident that these are some of his best written characters....could be as simple as Steve pouring his hurt into these relationships....he grew up without his Dad....maybe these are cloaked wishes....