"Carrie" by Stephen King

     

     The novel "Carrie" by Stephen King which was published by the Penguin Group  in New York, New York 1974. Stephen King is known for all his horror and terrifying books. Carrie takes place in Chamberlain, Maine, and the book is about a senior girl named Carrie White, who has been ridiculed by classmates throughout the years. She is described as fat, full of acne, and was the root of all jokes. Carrie’s mother is a crazy religious woman, who thinks that her own daughter is a sin. Carrie’s mother has not taught her about woman hood and tends to lock her in a closet when she “misbehaves”. The story starts with Carrie taking a shower after gym class, she then starts her period, and thinks that she is dying. All the girls begin to throw female products at her, which leads to all the girls having to either choose to go to after school detention, or be suspended and miss prom. Little does everyone know that Carrie has telekinetic powers, but she soon discovers how much power she really has. One of the girls named Chris, who has always made fun of Carrie, decides to seek revenge on Carrie whom she hates for no reason. Another one is the sweeter girls Sue, gets her boyfriend Tommy Ross, to take Carrie White to senior prom. Sue just wants Carrie to have one special night. But when prom comes, all hell breaks loose when Chris then gets revenge, but the roles are reversed… This book is shocking, horror, and those who once went after Carrie, Carrie seeks revenge on them.

     I personally thought this book was fantastic, but I especially love scary books as well as scary movies. This book perfectly displayed and gives details about Carries life when she was younger, and how that really affected her in every page that leads up to prom. I absolutely loved the 1970’s adaption of the book Carrie, and was every bit as terrifying as the book. I saw the movie first, and it’s definitely a classic, but the book brings in more details. A strong quote that really tells how Carrie feels is “She could, she knew she would be in another place…sometimes she felt so miserable, empty, and bored, that the only way was to eat and eat and eat.. she thought her legs were actually pretty, almost as pretty as Sue Snell’s or Vicky Hanscom’s”(41) I find it sad and heartbreaking how Carrie compares every inch of her body to everyone else and constantly picks out her flaws. I feel as every girl picks out her flaws, including myself, but we pretend to not let it get to us. When Carrie is face to face with Tommy Ross, it says “She felt her heart would break if he uttered so much as the wrong sound, and if he laughed she would die. She felt-actually, physically—her whole miserable life narrow to a point that might be an end or beginning of a widening beam”(127) but then Tommy says “You’re beautiful”. It made me feel good that Tommy was going to make Carrie’s night special and he wants to make Sue happy as well, for helping Carrie. But when prom night comes it’s a nightmare. This book is crazy and unbelievable! I definitely recommend it if you want a scare.

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My Road To Success

When you were a child no worries pertained to you. You would play with your dolls, take naps, and got a lot of things you asked your parents for. As you got older, each day, each month, each year, you became more independent. You learned how to be successful in everything you do. For me, I learned to be successful by motivation, courage, commitment, passion, and positivity.

Motivation

In my life, I have been surrounded by some amazing people whether it is from my family to my boyfriend. My boyfriend has always been there for me, he is my best friend. He has believed in me when no one else has. He has motivated me to never give up and to always believe in myself. Whenever I am having a bad day he always cheers me up and turns all my negative emotions to positive emotions. When my aunt recently passed away, I didn't think I could keep myself together. I was miserable for weeks. Life hits you hard when someone so close to you passes away, you feel like just giving up. He was there for me through all the heartache, and put my mind at ease and to look on the brightside. He helped and taught me to never give up. You need that extra push in life, and motivation to be successful.

Courage

In order to be successful you need to have courage as well. Courage in never giving up. My courage comes from trying new things and to be able to do what I set my mind to. I was always scared of heights, and was always too scared to go on rides such as rollercoasters. I would always sit up against the railing and watch my whole family go on the ride. I felt sad because I felt like I would never ever be able to conquer my fear. One I got the courage to actually ride the ride after I kept on replaying everyones adrenalin high and laughing after getting off the ride. I knew I could conquer my fear, I got on the rollercoaster, and felt like I was infinite. All my fears went away, and I then learned to never underestimate the little things. You need to have courage in all you do.

Commitment

I played softball since I was 7, in became a big part of my life. In softball you need to committed to the sport, never missing a practice and never ever missing a game. I learned how to work with others and supporting each other whether or not they got a hit or on base. A softball team is just like a family, you are always together, even sometimes you don't always get along, you always seem to find a way to become as one. You can get hit will the ball, hurt yourself when sliding, or even mess up a play, but that means you should never ever give up no matter what. I learned how to committ myself even when times would get rough, and it makes you feel good that you accomplish what you committ to.

Passion

Volunteering is my passion, when you are able to help someone in need or to help in general you get that feeling of positivity. I have volunteered a lot at such a young age. I have volunteered in painting a school in need, gardening, working in a snack bar, and volunteering with the elderly. When I volunteered with the elderly it became a little part of who I am. I met some amazing people who went through a lot in their lifetime. I would do activities, read, talk, and help them move around. They taught me to have fun in life. You need to have passion in what you love to do, and that for me is to help others.

Positivity
You need to have a postive attitude. When you have a negative attitude you never get anything done, you don't enjoy anything, and especially people don't think to highly of you. I try to have a positive attitude and I give my positive attitude to others. If someone is worried, I always say "think positive" because its true. You can really turn a situation around in a blink of an eye, you just need to believe. I am positive in myself when it comes to my school goals and my future career goals. Maybe some people say you can't do it like the negative people in you life, but you can turn around and say "Hey I made it".