How
would you deal with being cut out from the outside world? Nothing goes in or
out and there is no running away. This book begins with a regular, small hick
town in the middle of America, yet tragedy strikes and even though the setting
is yet to change, it has been drastically. This is due to a “dome” shaped thing
that has encompassed the little town. The setting in many ways is important due
to the town being 4 miles wide; there is much reason for the townspeople to be
needing assistance from other neighbouring communities.
When
Junior killed Angie, his first killing, it exposed his personality and showed
how he can overreact very quickly and lose hold of the situation. If I was in
his position, I definitely wouldn’t have killed her. I could never picture
myself killing anyone. Even having a killing headache and seeing her ugly
teeth, that wouldn’t be enough to trigger myself to kill.
Stephen
King insists “[i]t [is] time to fight the power” (p. 181). This is significant because it not only dealt
with the worries of the town officials but reminds me of how simple it is for
one man to corrupt a town. Furthermore, I related this to the present day where
there are many protesters and people wanting to “fight the power” which is the
government.
This sounds very dark and suspensful. I don't think I would have killed either, I could never imagine such a horrible thing.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that I would not have killed her. I liked how you related your quote to how one man can corrupt a town. It reminds me of how fragile power can be, and when in the wrong hands, a lot can go wrong.
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