Summary
It has been four years since Rainey given up smoking, but if he found a cigarette he would smoke it now because he is crazy for one right now. Rainey is feeling Guilty of wanting a smoke and he feels silly. He found some old cigarettes under this manuscript and set the tip on fire to smoke it. It is October and now he could sit at his desk and think of John Shooter story much better. When people ask where Rainey get his Ideas to write his stories he gets ashamed. Ideas just comes to him. He says that Stories are just ink on paper. He does not think much about what he is about to write he just does.
Quotation
"He felt guilty Because writing stories had always felt a little like stealing, and probably always would.
Reaction
After he had read John Shooter story he is now feeling bad and thinking that what about his other stories that he wrote. I'm thinking maybe it is easy for him to write his stories because the stories were always there in his head but didn't realize it was someone Else's
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Secret window, secret Garden (Four Past Midnight) pages 247 - 265
Summary
The way King begins the story captures the reader quickly. His first four words are "you stole my story". The name of the man who is claimed of stilling this guys story is Morton Rainey. He is a writer and it seems like he always have a snappy comeback but this time when he was accused of stilling the guys story he couldn't say anything. the author, King is able to go into the character's head and no what he is thinking. The guy who claim Rainey of stilling his story look around the age of 45, skinny, with blue bright eyes.King describe the guy in very specific details. Rainey does not know the guy but the guy know Rainey. the guy pulled out a paper in front of Rainey doorstep and he thought its good that it wasn't a gun or he would have been in hell before he even knew he was dead. Rainey wanted to get rid of the guy fast. Rainey is a lonely man living in a house in Tashmore Glen in new york and been living there for two weeks since his divorce had become final. I understand that the story takes place not too long ago in history. I know that because the guy came to him in a old station wagon car. Rainey seems like a guy who is lazy because he cant remember the last time he change his under wear and do other handle appointments. The guy said its only between him and Rainey and seem as if he does not want know one else to get involved. Rainey is bigger than the guy and maybe more older than him about six or five years. The man seems to be very calm and patient about the matter, not all mad and crazy like. Rainey compares him to a therapist and how they talk, especially one who teaches mentally ill children. When the man left and closed the door on him the fear came back to him, thinking the guy may still be out there. He went into the master bedroom and looked at the window. Its surprising to find out that the paper the guy gave to Rainey, on the top the title read Secret Window, Secret Garden by John Shooter. But Rainey was relief because he never herd of John Shooter and he never wrote a short story called "Secret window, Secret Garden" in his life. Who is Amy? I think that's his wife because he was dreaming of Amy. He does not say who Amy is. Rainey seems like he want to have fun, but is not. Rainey caught "Amy" with another man in bed at a motel. Rainey forgot about the manuscript the Guy gave him and his house take Mrs. Gavin took it out the trash and put it on his counter thinking it was one of his stories. Rainey started to read the first couple of sentence and got surprise and place it back down. He yelled "Oh Shit." He realized the stories where exactly the same.
Quotation
"When someone held something out to you, your first instinct was to take it. No matter if it was a check for a thousand dollars or a stick of dynamite with a lit and fizzing fuse, your first instinct was to take it"(King 256).
Reaction
I believe in what Rainey the main character said above in the quote is 100% true. When something is handed to me the first thing i do is go for it. An example is a handshake. If a someone put there hands in front of me me first instinct is to give them a handshake. That happened to me with stranger about the age of 17-20 just fooling around at Madison Park once I guess. I had no idea why i did it. It was like a reflex or something.That was exactly what i was thinking after i done it. So this quote caught my attention because it reminds me of that time and other times. I thought it was only me, but now i know about everyone does it.
The way King begins the story captures the reader quickly. His first four words are "you stole my story". The name of the man who is claimed of stilling this guys story is Morton Rainey. He is a writer and it seems like he always have a snappy comeback but this time when he was accused of stilling the guys story he couldn't say anything. the author, King is able to go into the character's head and no what he is thinking. The guy who claim Rainey of stilling his story look around the age of 45, skinny, with blue bright eyes.King describe the guy in very specific details. Rainey does not know the guy but the guy know Rainey. the guy pulled out a paper in front of Rainey doorstep and he thought its good that it wasn't a gun or he would have been in hell before he even knew he was dead. Rainey wanted to get rid of the guy fast. Rainey is a lonely man living in a house in Tashmore Glen in new york and been living there for two weeks since his divorce had become final. I understand that the story takes place not too long ago in history. I know that because the guy came to him in a old station wagon car. Rainey seems like a guy who is lazy because he cant remember the last time he change his under wear and do other handle appointments. The guy said its only between him and Rainey and seem as if he does not want know one else to get involved. Rainey is bigger than the guy and maybe more older than him about six or five years. The man seems to be very calm and patient about the matter, not all mad and crazy like. Rainey compares him to a therapist and how they talk, especially one who teaches mentally ill children. When the man left and closed the door on him the fear came back to him, thinking the guy may still be out there. He went into the master bedroom and looked at the window. Its surprising to find out that the paper the guy gave to Rainey, on the top the title read Secret Window, Secret Garden by John Shooter. But Rainey was relief because he never herd of John Shooter and he never wrote a short story called "Secret window, Secret Garden" in his life. Who is Amy? I think that's his wife because he was dreaming of Amy. He does not say who Amy is. Rainey seems like he want to have fun, but is not. Rainey caught "Amy" with another man in bed at a motel. Rainey forgot about the manuscript the Guy gave him and his house take Mrs. Gavin took it out the trash and put it on his counter thinking it was one of his stories. Rainey started to read the first couple of sentence and got surprise and place it back down. He yelled "Oh Shit." He realized the stories where exactly the same.
Quotation
"When someone held something out to you, your first instinct was to take it. No matter if it was a check for a thousand dollars or a stick of dynamite with a lit and fizzing fuse, your first instinct was to take it"(King 256).
Reaction
I believe in what Rainey the main character said above in the quote is 100% true. When something is handed to me the first thing i do is go for it. An example is a handshake. If a someone put there hands in front of me me first instinct is to give them a handshake. That happened to me with stranger about the age of 17-20 just fooling around at Madison Park once I guess. I had no idea why i did it. It was like a reflex or something.That was exactly what i was thinking after i done it. So this quote caught my attention because it reminds me of that time and other times. I thought it was only me, but now i know about everyone does it.
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