tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post7273975523233176684..comments2024-03-19T07:27:06.216-04:00Comments on VOTARIES OF HORROR: For Stephen King Fans: A Question about Misery!Katherine Woodburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364517253667798449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-16564064447738796802009-09-04T18:22:37.243-04:002009-09-04T18:22:37.243-04:00When I was in my early teens I tried writing a hor...When I was in my early teens I tried writing a horror short story. It freaked me out so bad I threw it away and never tried that again.<br /><br />All writers write about themselves.<br />Some writers may be better at hiding it than others, but the creation can never be seperated from the creator.<br /><br />One of my Social Study professors at college one day told us that she wasn't a feminist, that she was an equalisist and I like that. Feminists these days may cover a broad spectrum, but to me the word "feminist" is divisive; it brings to mind a "them or us" scenario as if it's a fight...in the ring tonight we have, "men vs women".<br /><br />As for the Statue of Liberty...as you probably know she was made in France. The French have a long history of depicting "Liberty" as a woman. It would not have occured to the artist to make a statue of liberty that was a man. The lady does look rather mannish however, but I suspect we can blame the committe who commissioned the piece...they probably wanted it to look "classical" ie Grecian or something suitably old and all those Grecian female statues look suspiciously manly! But then so do Michelangelo's women...they all look like men with two weird blobs on their chests.Cari Hislophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717398455999202660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-77314832754350260572009-08-28T10:19:02.680-04:002009-08-28T10:19:02.680-04:00If I were a less honest person, I would sit back, ...If I were a less honest person, I would sit back, smirk, and take the credit. <br /><br />It wasn't deliberate, but I wish it had been!Kate Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276977170991272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-29107129162680774912009-08-27T16:29:30.024-04:002009-08-27T16:29:30.024-04:00I saw this, and just had to laugh...
"femini...I saw this, and just had to laugh...<br /><br />"feminism is a very broad ideology"<br /><br />Whether intended or not, it's funny. :-)a calvinist preacher...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-14396272147505480812009-08-21T11:48:15.540-04:002009-08-21T11:48:15.540-04:00The Thing I've realized about Stephen King is ...The Thing I've realized about Stephen King is that he always... ALWAYS, writes about himself in some way.<br />Annie might symbolize how his fans demand more and more writing, and how hard it is to create something of worth when the fans are clamoring for ANYTHING. And so they drive him to create, and being happy with the process of creation is grateful for the pressure that the fans exerted.<br /><br />The Again, Annie might be a interpretation of his wife, who uses tough love sometimes (which he readily admits) to get his fat butt off the couch and on the typewriter.<br /><br />Then Again, it may have just been an idea that he ran with without caring about the implications, which is something else King Does. While he does have at least two Books worth meeting with some sort of an actual message (The Long Walk, Cell), many are merely an exploration of a thought, or am idea. Maybe he knows a couple woman who are fierce fans, and decided to carry that stereotype to the eventual conclusion.Mike Cnoreply@blogger.com