Stephen King

Stephen King

Long Walk / Thinner

The Long Walk: In the near future, where America has become a police state, one hundred boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life. The game is simple - maintain a steady pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings, and you're shot to death.
Thinner: Billy Halleck commits vehicular homicide when his lack of attention to driving results in the death of an old lady on the street. Overweigh Halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and gets off with a slap on the wrist. After his trial, a gypsy curses him with a single word, "Thinner." Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition.


Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The Beginning Parts

I thought Ray Garraty(?) was kind of sassy at first. Maybe he was just nervous and had his average boy feelings. It seemed a bit odd that his mother only give him cookies in the beginning. But I don;t think they can carry much with them. You can tell he's the one who is going to eventually think that this ritual is not right, and come to the conclusion that it needs to stop. He looks back every time  someone gets their ticket, and eventually does not want Stebbins to get shot.
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  1. AnonymousDecember 23, 2014 at 2:26 AM

    He strikes me as kind of a sensitive person. I feel like he acts all tough about being in these games and wanting to win, but he Is really just a big child who is scared. I wonder how he will survive the rest of the games. It's going to hurt him if he becomes attached to so many people

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